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Acts of the Apostles
All that Jesus continued to do and to teach....
Peter’s Pentecost Sermon
Acts 2:14–36
Background
• Author - Luke
• To Whom - Theophilus
• When - 62–70
• What - History of a people
• Purpose - 1:1-2 - The second volume, what Jesus continued to do and teach
Outline
• Geography
• 1-8:3 Jerusalem
• 8:4–12 Judea, Samaria
• 13–28 Ends of the Earth
• People
• Peter 1–12
• Paul 13–28
Features
• For Everyone
• Jews and Gentiles
• Women
• Poor and Oppressed
• Prayer
• Holy Spirit
• Unity of Church
Major Events in Acts
• Pentecost - Acts 2
• Martyrdom of Stephen - Acts 7
• Conversion of Saul - Acts 9
• Peter and Cornelius - Acts 10
• Missionary Journeys 13-20
• Paul in Prison 21-28
Jewish/Gentile Relationships• Acts 10 - Peter and Cornelius
• Acts 15 - Jerusalem Council
• Gentiles accepted by God
• Gentiles are declared clean
• Do not have to be circumcized
• Have to follow the rules 15:20
• No food sacrificed to idols
• No blood
• No fornication
Is the Church different today than in Acts?
• Casting lots - Acts 1:21–26
• Ananias and Sapphira - Acts 5:1–11
• Other Examples?
• The Holy Spirit
• ruach for prophets
• internalized for everyone
• Do we see the same things or not? Why?
First Missionary Journey
46-48 AD
Second Missionary Journey
50-52 AD
Third Missionary Journey
53–58 AD
Importance of Paul
• Most prolific early Christian author
• Most thorough early Christian theologian
• Most well-traveled early Christian missionary
Questions about the life of Paul
• Was Paul Married?
• Rabbinic Judaism
• 1 Cor 7
• The impact of Paul’s Roman citizenship