Overview of Acts Summary The story of Christians

Overview of Acts

Summary: The story of Christians from the resurrection of Christ to the first missionary efforts primarily by Peter and Paul the Apostles. ä Written by Luke. ä

Title: ä The Title was added some time after Luke wrote it. Some have said that the book of Acts would better be named “Some of the Acts of some of the Apostles” or “Acts of the Holy Spirit”.

Author: ä According to verse 1 the author describes himself as having written a former book. An examination and comparison to the book of Luke indicates that Luke was the author of both books. Luke describes himself as being an eyewitness to some of this by using the pronoun “We” such as in chapter 16: 10 -13.

Date: ä Likely AD 63 to AD 68. Paul not yet killed and temple not recorded as being destroyed. It seems unlikely that the book would have not mentioned the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD if it had yet happened. Acts 1: 19 talks of Jerusalem as though it has not yet been destroyed. Scofield believes that this book covers the first 32 years after the death of Christ.

Recipients: ä ä Early Christians Us!

Short Outline: Acts Chapters 1 to 9 Peter is Prominent. ä Acts Chapters 10 to 28, Paul is Prominent ä

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Short Outline: Acts Chapters 1 to 9 Peter is Prominent. ä Acts Chapters 10 to 28, Paul is Prominent ä

© EBible. Teacher. co m 1 st Missionary Journey Paul’s stories take Acts 13 & 14 place both in Israel and abroad. Perga Attalia Paul-1 st Missionary Journey Antioch (Pisidian) Iconium Modern Day Turkey Lystra Derbe Antioch Mediterranean Sea Seleucia Paphos Salamas Cyprus Satellite Image - NASA INDEX

Long Outline: ä 1 - Ascension of Jesus, Replacement of Judas as Apostle ä 2 - Peter’s Sermon in Jerusalem ä 3 - Beggar Healed, Preaching in Jerusalem ä 4 - Apostles Persecuted ä 5 - The Death of Ananias & Sapphari ä 6 - Servers (Deacons) Chosen ä 7 - Stephen stoned ä 8 - Philip in Samaria, Ethiopian eunuch converted.

Long Outline: ä 9 - Paul’s Conversion ä 10 - Cornelius’ Conversion ä 11 - Cornelius’ Conversion Reported ä 12 - James Martyred, Herod Dies. ä 13 - Paul’s First Missionary Journey ä 14 - Paul & Barnabus Preach in Various Cities ä 15 - Council in Jerusalem, Paul’s 2 nd Missionary Journey

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Long Outline: ä 16 - Conversion of Philippian Jailer ä 17 - Paul at Athens ä 18 - Paul at Corinth ä 19 - Paul at Ephesus ä 20 - Paul at Macedonia & With Ephesus Elders ä 21 - Paul Journeys Back to Jerusalem

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Long Outline: ä 22 - Paul Tells of His Conversion in Jerusalem ä 23 - Paul Before Sanhedrin, Plot to Kill him ä 24 - Paul Before Felix ä 25 - Paul Before Festus, Appeals to Caesar ä 26 - Paul Tells of His Conversion to King Agrippa ä 27 - Paul Shipwrecked ä 28 - Paul Goes to Rome

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Acts Overview Our study of Acts will take us to many cities and lands. ä

Overview The next slides will show a few of the places we will visit in our study of the book of Acts.

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View of Temple Mount from Mount of Olives

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Acts Overview Our next section will begin in Acts chapter 1. ä

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