Paul's Missionary Journey Flashcards
Where did the name Antioch came from?
Named after Anthiochus, father of Seleucid I
The 3rd largest city in Rome and the capital of the province of Syria.
Antioch in Acts 13
The big city in Syria where the Holy Spirit singled out Paul and Barnabas and sent them on their First Missionary Journey.
Antioch
Paul’s first journey took him by boat to what Roman province? It is a Mediterranean island south of Syria.
Cyprus
The modern name of Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
A port city at Cyprus where Paul and Barnabas arrived and where John Mark helped them share the gospel in Jewish synagogues.
Salamis
Who was possibly Barnabas’ cousin
John Mark
From Salamis, they moved across the island and went here where they met Bar-Jesus.
Paphos
Bar-Jesus, a Jewish sorcerer was also known?
Elymas the sorcerer
The governor who sent Bar-Jesus because he wanted to hear the Word of God
Sergius Paulus
What did Paul call Elymas when he opposed them and tried to turn Sergius from the faith?
“child of the devil”
After Paphos, they set sail to his Roman province which is now located in modern day Turkey.
Pamphylia
The city they arrived at Pamphylia where John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Perga
Paul and Barnabas travelled where local synagogue leaders invited them to speak.
Pisidian Antioch
Because the Jewish people in Pisidian Antioch resisted the message of the gospel, what important pivot did Paula and Barnabas make?
They began preaching to the Gentiles
The traditional author of Acts
Luke
Because they were driven out of Pamphylia, P and B travelled where?
Iconium
Iconium is the eastern city of what region?
Phrygia
Modern existance of Iconium
Turkish city Konya
Fleeing the threat in Iconium, P and B left Phrygia altogether and travelled to where?
Lystra
Lystra is a city in what province?
Lycaonia
What miracle did Paul do that was witnessed by locals that made them think they were gods in human form?
Paul healed a man who was lame
What god was Barnabas thought of?
Zeus
What god was Paul thought of?
Hermes
Who riled up the crowd in Lystra and convinced them to stone Paul?
The Jews (from Antioch and Iconium)
What province where Paul was stoned, believed he was dead so they dragged him outside the city but he just got back up and went back inside the city?
Lycaonia
A city in Lycaonia where they “won a large number of disciples”.
Derbe
After Derbe, where did P and B go next?
They went back the way they came
What new Pamphylian city did P and B stop to on the way home?
Attalia
The chronological order of Paul’s first missionary journey. (6)
Antioch (in Syria)
Cyprus
Pamphylia
Phrygia
Lycaonia
Return to Antioch
When did Paul establish many churches that he would later write in his pastoral Epistles?
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
What happened between Paul and Barnabas that initiated two separate missionary journeys?
A ‘sharp disagreement’ between Paul and Barnabas about John Mark
In the 2nd journey, where did Barnabas and John Mark go?
Making their way back to Cyprus
In Paul’s Second Missionary Journey, who did he take with him through the provinces of Syria and Cilicia?
Silas
The first cities that Acts mentions by name on Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. (2)
Derbe and Lystra
Who did Paul and Silas pick up in Lycaonia even though he was half-Greek?
Timothy
What did Paul do to Timothy so that the local Jews would accept their message?
Paul circumcised Timothy
Paul and his companions journeyed here after they were “kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the Word in the province of Asia”.(Acts 16:6)
Phrygia
This province was north of Phrygia
Galatia
What did Paul write in Galatia?
His letter to the Galatians
What was part of the purpose for Paul’s second trip?
To share the news from the Council of Jerusalem regarding the Law of Moses and whether or not Gentiles should be expected to follow it.
From Galatia, they traveled west and reached what border that a western region in the province of Asia?
Mysia
Mysia is part of what province?
Asia
Where did they intend to go but “the spirit of Jesus would not allow them to go”?
Bithynia
Where did Paul have a vision of a man in Macedonia urging him to come there?
Troas
What verse is the first time the author of Acts inserted themselves to the narrative?
Acts 16:10
Where did Luke first join the journey?
Troas
From Troas, what sea did they sail across?
Aegean Sea
Where did they meet and spake with women outside the city gate?
Philippi
A wealthy cloth dealer who persuaded Paul’s group to stay with her for a while after her household was baptized
Lydia
Who said this, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”?
A spirit-possessed slave woman who could predict the future
Where did Paul and Silas get severely flogged and thrown into prison, and an earthquake happened that freed the prisoners from their chains?
Philippi, Macedonia
What did Paul do that made the magistrate release them from prison?
Revealed that they were Roman citizens
The place where he found a synagogue and preached the gospel on the Sabbath.
Thessalonica
The place where Thessalonian believers sent Paul and his companions away to.
Berea
Who listened eagerly to the gospel and carefully examined the Scriptures to see if they supported Paul’s claims?
Bereans
As Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea, where was Pauls escorted to?
Athens
What region can Athens be found in which is south of Macedonia?
Achaia
What is the capital of Greece and the largest city in the country?
Athens
Paul saw an idol which had an inscription, what was written?
“to an unknown god”
A couple of Jewish tent makers who Paul stayed and worked with
Priscilla and Aquila
Where did Silas and Timothy rejoined with Paul?
Corinth
How many years did Paul stay in Corinth?
A year and a half
What port city did Paul get a vow-fulfilling haircut?
Cenchreae
Where did Paul drop off Priscilla and Aquila and promised to come back if could?
Ephesus
Where did Paul’s Second Missionary Journey end?
Jerusalem
