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The Life of the Apostle Luke The Life of the Apostle Luke Including Most of the Seventy Apostles And Including Key Excerpts from John Chrysostom’s Commentary on Paul’s Epistles Copyright Mark Kern 2019 1 Table of Contents Distinguishing Characteristics about the City of Antioch ............................................................................................. 4 Barnabas and Paul Take Their 1 st Missionary Journey .................................................................................................. 4 Barnabas and Paul at the Council of Jerusalem ............................................................................................................. 8 The Issues in Jerusalem, 48 AD ............................................................................................................................. 11 The Result of Barnabas’ and Paul’s Actions .......................................................................................................... 14 What is the Place of the Mosaic Law Today? .................................................................................................. 16 Peter and Paul’s Ruse; Barnabas Gets Carried Away ...................................................................................... 21 Barnabas Goes Back to the Church on Cyprus ............................................................................................................ 23 Paul’s 2 nd Missionary Journey with Silas .................................................................................................................... 25 The Churches of Syria and Cilicia ......................................................................................................................... 25 Paul Probably Wrote to the Galatians at this Time .......................................................................................... 25 Some of the Seventy Accompanied Paul and Silas from the Beginning ................................................................ 30 Visiting the Churches from the 1 st Missionary Journey ................................................................................... 32 The 2 nd Missionary Journey Moves to Macedonia ........................................................................................... 34 The Church in Philippi ..................................................................................................................................... 35 A Major Learning Experience for Luke and the Others ............................................................................. 36 Paul and Silas Took a Beating for the Philippian Christians ...................................................................... 37 The Evangelist Luke Remained Behind in Philippi .................................................................................... 38 Others of the Seventy Worked with Luke in Macedonia ............................................................................ 39 Silas Remains in Corinth as Bishop ........................................................................................................... 40 Paul’s Return to Antioch .................................................................................................................................. 40 Paul Leaves Aquila and Priscilla in Charge in Ephesus ............................................................................. 40 Paul Takes a Vow ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Paul’s 3 rd Missionary Journey ..................................................................................................................................... 44 Members of the Seventy Accompanying Paul ....................................................................................................... 44 Visiting the Churches Already Established ............................................................................................................ 45 A Change in the Bishops of the Churches ........................................................................................................ 45 Paul’s Epistles to Corinth ................................................................................................................................. 48 The Church in Colossae ................................................................................................................................... 48 Paul Leaves for Macedonia .................................................................................................................................... 49 Paul Picks Up Luke in Macedonia ................................................................................................................... 50 Epaphroditus Also Joins Paul in Philippi ......................................................................................................... 50 Paul Heads for Antioch .......................................................................................................................................... 52 The Emotional Meeting with the Presbyters of Ephesus .................................................................................. 53 Paul Arrives in Judea ............................................................................................................................................. 54 Paul and His Companions Stay with Deacon Philip......................................................................................... 55 Agabus Prophesies of Paul’s Imprisonment ..................................................................................................... 55 Paul Arrives in Jerusalem ............................................................................................................................................ 56 History of the Jewish Zealot Party ................................................................................................................... 57 Luke Drafts His Gospel, and Later Acts ............................................................................................... 58 Paul’s 4 th Missionary Journey – As Prisoner to Rome................................................................................................. 58 The Beginning of the Journey to Rome ................................................................................................................. 58 Paul Lost at Sea in a Storm .................................................................................................................................... 62 Paul’s Shipwreck on Malta .................................................................................................................................... 63 The Maltese Receive Paul with Kindness ........................................................................................................ 67 Paul Gets Bitten by a Snake ....................................................................................................................... 68 The Chief Citizen of Malta Receives Paul Kindly ..................................................................................... 69 Paul Arrives in Rome ............................................................................................................................................. 71 Paul Speaks to the Jewish Leaders in Rome .................................................................................................... 72 Members of the Seventy Apostles in Rome with Paul ..................................................................................... 75 Paul Wrote a Number of Epistles from Rome........................................................................................................ 76 Paul Wrote to Philemon in Colossae ................................................................................................................ 76 Paul Wrote to the Colossians ........................................................................................................................... 79 Paul Addresses Archippus of the Seventy in Colossae .................................................................................... 82 2 The Mission of Epaphroditus to Paul in Rome ................................................................................................ 83 Paul Wrote to the Philippians ........................................................................................................................... 88 Paul Sent Tychicus to Ephesus and Colossae ................................................................................................... 90 Paul Probably Wrote to the Hebrews at This Time .......................................................................................... 91 Paul Refers to the Heretics in Israel ........................................................................................................... 93 The Mosaic Law Sacrifices Continue in Jerusalem, but the Saints Are Struggling .................................... 93 Paul Wrote to the Ephesians ............................................................................................................................. 94 The 5 th Missionary Journey – After Release from House-Arrest ................................................................................. 95 Paul Visits Spain 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