Lesson 2 Flashcards
Give one disadvantage of interpreting Luke-Acts as one book?
May tend to mute one of the books as you emphasize content in the other.
Choose one of the six summary statements in Acts. Explain how this relates to the general outline of Acts and the expanding of the Church.
Acts 12:24 But the word of God grew and increased. Growing church based on the means of the Word. Implies “one unified church” idea.
Choose one of the “Holy Spirit events” excepting Pentecost. Explain how this relates to the general outline of Acts and the expanding of the Church.
Acts 1:8 is a geographical outline for how the apostles will go and how the church will grow.
Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10):
When Peter preached to the Gentile Cornelius and his family, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, signifying that the Gospel was now open to the Gentiles. This relates to the general outline of the one unified expanding expanding church of Christ.
Critical scholars assign a late date to Acts based on (1) Luke 21 relates to destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 and (2) date of Mark. Explain their view and hidden assumptions behind their view. (Read “Luke” chapter, pp. 94-96)
The assumptions held by the critical scholars (CS) relate to
1. the “Synopic Problem.” They (CS) hold that a “Q” source was used and that Matt and Luke, who both used Mark and “Q”, were written in at least the 70s or later. This dictates Acts being written later.
2. They (CS) do not believe in Jesus’ predictive abilities and conclude that the Gospel of L8ke must have been written after the disctruction of Jerusalem. Again, dictating a late date for Acts.
What is Conzelmann’s view as to why only Luke among the Gospels has a sequel? Give Cara’s rebuttal. (Read “Luke” chapter, pp. 104-106)
Conzelmann concludes that Luke’s redemptive history is separated into three phases
1. Israel up to John the Baptist
2. the time of Jeuss - middle of time
3. time of the church
He further assumes that most in the early church thought that Jesus would return immediately and there would be no “time of the church.” Since Jesus did not return immeidately, Conzelmann argues that Luke added the “Time of the Church” to make up the delay and added the “NOW” aspect of the Already and Not Yet.”
Cara’s Counter:
1. All NT writers work with some form of HR theme
2. Hence, Luke is consistent
3. All NT writers work with some form of Already and Not Yet theme.
4. Hence, Luke is consistent
5. If the ascension of Jesus and Pentecost occurred historically, the the “time o fthe church” was a reality and known to the church along with the “now” benefits of the eschaton.
According to Cara, how does Paul’s Areopagus address relate to the historical-Adam question?
In Acts 17:26, Paul states that God “made from one man every nation of mankind.” This dovetails with Luke’s genealogy, which traces Jesus’s line back to Adam, implying that all men came from Adam (Luke 3:38)
Outline the book of Acts
1) Church in Jerusalem (1:1-8:1)
2) Church in Judea, Samaria, Antioch (8:2-12:25)
3) First missionary journey of Paul, NE Med (13:1-14:28)
4) Jerusalem Council (15:1-35)
5) Second Missionary Journey of Paul, Aegean Sea (15:36-18:22)
6) Third Missionary Journey of Paul, Aegean Sea (18:23-21:16)
7) Jerusalem to Rome (21:17-28:31)
