Exam 3 Flashcards
Author of Acts:
Luke, an Antiochan Gentile and friend of Paul
Date of Acts’ writing:
late 60’s AD
Purpose of Acts:
to provide a historical record of the early Christian church
Acts’ Audience:
Theophilus
2 Outlines of Acts:
- Concentric Circles starting in Jerusalem
2. 1-9>Jews 10-end>Gentiles
In which chapter of Acts was Matthias selected to replace Judas Iscariot?
Acts 1
In which chapter of Acts did the Holy Spirit manifest itself through the disciples on Pentecost?
Acts 2
Jesus said the reason for the baptism of the spirit is…
…that we may be witnesses
In what chapter of Acts did Ananias and Saphira lie to Peter about land?
Acts 5
In what chapter of Acts were deacons elected to look after widows and Stephen was arrested?
Acts 6
In what chapter of Acts did the first major persecution of the Church occur, while Philip found Christians in Samaria?
Acts 8
In which chapter of Acts did a critical transition occur?
Acts 9
Who is a Pharisee trained by Gamaliel that was both a Jew and a Roman citizen?
Saul of Tarsus
In which chapter did Saul become Paul on the road to Damascus, and then escape over a city wall?
Acts 9
Who was Paul taken to after his experience on the road to Damascus?
Ananias
In which chapter of Acts did Christianity first spread full-scale to the Gentiles?
Acts 10
Which apostle had a vision about God’s vision for the Gentiles? and who did he go to immediately after?
Peter; Cornelius
Where was the term “Christian” first used and Paul and Barnabas spent a year preaching?
Antioch
In what chapter of Acts did Christians shift to Antioch from Jerusalem?
Acts 11
In which chapter of Acts was James killed by Herod, yet Paul escaped him and fled to Mary’s home?
Acts 12
In which chapter of Acts was Paul’s first Missionary Journey?
Acts 13
In which chapter of Acts did the MAJOR SHIFT IN CHRISTIANITY away from the Jews to the Gentiles occur?
Acts 13
In which chapter of Acts did the Jerusalem Council debate how much of the Jewish Law Gentiles should follow?
Acts 15
In what year did the Jerusalem Council meet?
49 AD
Decision made at the Jerusalem Council:
Gentiles must abstain from: fornication food offered to idols strangled food consuming blood
What was so crucial about the decision made at the Jerusalem Council?
If the Pharisees had won, Christianity would have been absorbed back in to Judaism (works religion)
In what chapter of Acts did Paul embark on his 2nd Missionary journey thus beginning the “we” section of Acts?
Acts 16
In what chapter of Acts were Paul and Silas thrown in jail causing Paul to invoke his Roman Citizenship rights?
Acts 16