Final Flashcards
Who held the apostolic office had both been chosen by God as such and had seen the
resurrected Christ?
Paul
Jesus told who that they would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth?
The Apostles
Judas Iscariot was replaced by
Matthias
In Acts 2, The church began when the Holy Spirit came upon the believers where?
At the feast of Pentecost
Through the first 12 chapters of Acts, the activities of the church were centered in
Jerusalem; what was the remainder of Acts centered in?
Antioch
Why is Acts unique among all other New Testament books?
it forms the background
and setting for most of Paul’s writings
What was the audience for Peter’s great sermon in Acts 2 identified as?
Jewish
Why did Rabbi Gamaliel counseled the Jews?
to tell them to be careful in what they did with the apostles
The pouring out of the Spirit on believers at Pentecost marked what days?
the beginning of the last
days
Stephen died by stoning for what and by who?
his faith and by Saul.
What happened as a result of Stephen’s death and the “great persecution” that followed?
The church in
Jerusalem was scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Who descended from the tribe of Benjamin, was a Pharisee, and had the distinction of
being a Jew who was also a Roman citizen?
Saul
Who asked the high priest for letters authorizing the arrest of Christians in Damascus?
Saul
Who ministered to an Ethiopian eunuch by discussing Isaiah 53 with him?
Philip
Saul met Christ on what road and what did he lose?
the road to Damascus and he lost his sight for three days.
A believer named what laid his hands on Saul so that he could receive his vision back?
Ananias
God called who to preach the gospel to the Gentiles?
Saul
Who received a vision from the Lord telling him to eat even unclean animals?
Peter
God showed who than no man should now be considered unclean?
Peter
Who brought the gospel to a Gentile named Cornelius, who received the Holy Spirit just
as the Jewish believers had at Pentecost?
Peter
Where were the believers were first called Christians?
Antioch
Who was the brother of John, and the first of the Twelve martyred for his faith, at the hands
of Herod Agrippa I?
James
Who was the half-brother of Jesus, was a significant leader in the early church at Jerusalem.
James
Who wrote the first NT letter, James, likely in the mid-40s
AD.
James
In his epistle, who wrote into a context in which many in his audience believed a verbal
profession of faith was enough, even if there was no visible evidence of such faith in their
lives.
James
Who did Paul take along with him on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas and John Mark
What area did the first missionary journey cover?
Galatia
Who abandoned Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey?
John Mark
What people tried to stone Paul?
People in Lystra
After his first missionary journey Paul wrote what book after is his first missionary journey that was also the first inspired, and canonical writing in about AD 48/49?
Galatians