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Acts of the Apostles ACTS OF THE APOSTLES - RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM & TIMELINE JerichoBrisance.com v1.1 - 09/07/2016 Copyright 2016, Matt Barsotti, JerichoBrisance.com Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 1 ] Ascends to [ 2 ] Heaven Synagogue of Sent by Apostles Annas the High Cyrenians at Jerusalem Women John Stephen Philip Freedmen Priest High Priest Council Began ravaging Beat & Saul church, Mary the mother Joseph / Samaritans Baptized with Sick, Demoniac Release Alexandrians Cilicians dragging men & Jesus Judas Holy Spirit The People Caiaphas Alexander Barnabas Prochorus Nicanor Holy Spirit Ethiopian Eunuch, Contrast with of Jesus women to prison (Levite of of Queen baptism of... Sadducees Enraged Cyprus) Candace High-Priestly Gamaliel the Jesus' Brothers 5,000 Converts Asians Laid Family Pharisee Timon Parmenas Witness of Believed, Order to await Recall betrayal, Garments Fills them, Execution Baptized baptism of purchase of field, Sold field, Arrested Apostles, Found teaching at Feet Peter John the Baptist appears as Brought for healing Discussion, Holy Spirit, headlong fall Wonder Gave $$$ to Public Prison at Temple, Intervenes tongues of Nicolaus of Exegesis, Commission Apostles Detained again Preached fire Sermon @ Antioch False Witnesses Baptized When the Together in Prayer Solomon's Peter's Perceive Threatened Disputed John Peter Kingdom Portico Defense Uneducated & Released $ Peter of Israel? Defends Stirred Up Deacons Chosen Peter Peter Great The Disciples Communal Communal Disciples Stephen Persecution & Philip Living Living Scattering Other Disciples John Seized, Chosen Long Carried away Brought Sermon Present Sent to to Azotus Cast lots to Arrested Before Hear their Angered re: Peter confronted, Strife Converting South Road, replace Judas Peter's sermon Rejoice Council own languages, resurrection Each died to Sect Cast Out from to Crowd Desired Power, ask meaning, $ Freed @ Anachronistic Believed Jerusalem Cast out Offered Money some mocking Healed historical Sold field, night of city, to Gaza reference Gave $$$, Stoned Theudas Hellenists Hebrews People Spirit of Lord Two Men in Joseph / Jews from Many Lame Beggar Held back $ Author of Acts Priests Other Believers White Robes Barsabbas / Matthias Nations @ Beautiful Gate Justus Neglecting Simon the Angel Judas the Galilean Elders Council Unclean Spirits Angel of Lord Addressed Captain of Ananias & Magician Temple Sapphira 3,000 Converts Hellenist Widows Many Priests Fear & Scribes Theophilus Sadducees Wonder Mt. of Olives - 1:1-11 Jerusalem - 1:12-26 Jerusalem - 2:1-47 Jerusalem - 3:1 - 4:35 Jerusalem - 4:46 - 5:16 Jerusalem - 5:17-42 Jerusalem - 6:1-7 Jerusalem - 6:8 - 8:1 Judea & Samaria - 8:1-3 Samaria - 8:4-25 Desert Road - 8:26-40 [ ca. 30 - 33 CE ] PALESTINE [ ca. 35 CE ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Famine relief via Disciples of Executed People of Tyre & Jews from Antioch Spirit of Jesus Aeneas Angel of Lord Holy Spirit Barnabas & Saul Killed Herod Jerusalem $ guards Sidon Sergius Paulus and Iconium with Simeon / Niger Herod the Tetrarch Jews Incited sword Proconsul The Brothers Jews of Took to Caesarea, Vision Fell upon Circumcision Jerusalem Enlisted aid High Priest Speechless, Party Church Summoned Devout converts to Damascus Brought Sent to Tarsus household Lucius of Cyrene Sought to turn Confused James the Brother Barnabas & Believed Judaism Angel of Lord Lifelong from faith Rulers of Iconium Cripple of Lystra Disciples Sent to of John Saul Women of High Residents of Cornelius Criticized Blastus the King's friends Gentile Antioch Standing Healed of Lydda and Sharon Centurion of Heard of Chamberlain Persuaded Involvement Glorified Manaen Bar-Jesus / Elymas 8-year Italian Cohort Salvation people, Companions Barnabas God the Jewish false Asked for letters Plotted paralysis Leading Men of stoned of authority Appeared on to kill Went to Sought in Tarsus, Asked peace, prophet, magician Attempted Paul Angry Holy Spirit Many Believed, City Helped road to Damascus, Caesarea, Barnabas brought back for depended on Rejoined to stone Healed (survived) Sent two Led him out Others Reviled escape struck blind Tried to Join, Believed Preached a year Arrested Brothers servants to of prison Herod's country $ Led into Confounded Suspicious gospel Recounted Agabus for food in Antioch Took fetch Peter Opposed Paul cursed Preached in Damascus by preaching vision of Drove out Exhorted Divine them with blindness Synagogue animals commisison of district Saul Foretold famine Saul Saul Peter of Claudius Peter Herod Left & Returned Barnabas Hellenists Went to Departing Disputed Housetop Some believed, house Message Departed for Lodged with vision of Some opposed Brought Jerusalem Proclaimed Appointed in for many days animals ox and Raised Turned to Gentiles, Some believed, Zeus & Hermes garlands every church Found at Helped to Struck down, John Mark from dead, Believers Who rejoiced Some opposed house of Judas, Escape in Sought died of worms in upper room Amazed at John Mark Greeks of Iconium healed Basket to Kill HS baptism Ordered to In Antioch, disciples Mary the Mother Disciples Simon the Tanner of Gentiles James People of Lystra find Saul at first called of John Mark House of Judas Preached Christians Believers in Trio Returns from Now referred to Ananias Saul's disciples Hellenists Angel of Lord Gentiles Jews of Iconium Priest of Zeus Elders Urged to go Prayer Jerusalem to as 'Paul' 6 Brothers from Reported, Tabitha / Dorcas Antioch Men of Cyprus Disbelieved Joppa Rhoda and Cyrene (servant) Seleucia, Salamis, Perga (Pamphylia), Lystra, Derbe Paphos (Cyprus) Antioch (Pisidia) Damascus - 9:1-25 Jerusalem - 9:26-31 Samaria - 9:32 - 10:48 Jerusalem - 11:1-18 Antioch - 11:19 - 11:30 Jerusalem - 12:1-19 Caesarea - 12:20-24 Antioch - 12:25 - 13:3 Cyprus - 13:4-12 Antioch Pisidia - 13:13 - 52 Iconium - 14:1-7 Lystra - 14:8-23 [ ca. 35 CE ] SYRIA PALESTINE [ ca. 38 CE ] SYRIA PALESTINE [ ca. 46 CE ] SYRIA ASIA MINOR [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Jerusalem Returned after Crispus Departure from Seven sons of Spirit of Jesus Jews of Berea Claudius 12 Men Timothy Antioch some time (Ruler of Syn.) Ephesus. Sceva, the High Paul - Caesarea Syria & Cilicia Lydia of Thyatira Jailer of Philippi Devout Greeks Epicureans Priest Jews of Greece Luke Expelled Jews - Up to Church from Rome Men from Judea - Down to Erastus Barnabas Compelled Antioch Stories of Forbid Travel to search Greek Women of Hall of attempted Judas / Barsabbas Man of Macedonia Leading Women Stoics Aquila & Priscilla Converted - Galatia to Bithynia scriptures, High Standing Tyrannus exorcism Judas / Barsabbas - Phrygia Mandate Baptized, believed reach Was Baptized, Laid hands upon, circumcision Hosted Them community Relay accounts Silas Hosted Paul & Co. Received Holy Spirit, Plotted Against Stayed Behind of miracle and Titius Justus Welcome Appealed Spoke in tongues Silas evangelism Dissension, in Vision Pharisee Believers Persuaded Believed Invited Paul Lived with Debate Traveled to Sent to to Believe to Explain Withdrew to, Dispatch to Antioch Antioch Went to with disciples Macedonia with letter per James' Together, House Jerusalem Paul judgment Argue to Delivered Paul ? Council: mandate James' Paul Cut Hair, Church, Under Vow @ circumcision Judgment Paul Opposed to Barnabas Apostles, Cenchreae Concur and law Taking Silas Elders Prevented from Rejected Departed with Had Beaten, Apologized, Host, or Remained Converted Cursed aiding by friends Appointed Message Left by Paul Rejected message Recommends no C&L, Jailed Suspected Host behind to go to Argues for Gentile Plans tour Released Converted Attacked, Rejected at Ephesus spoke evil of Way just four requirements John Mark Attacked P&S when Jerusalem evangelism without of churches Joined Paul Accused Case Sopater the (idol, sexual, Joined? Dragged Out Paul left Aristarchus of the circumcision & law at Lystra, Arrived from Berean, son of strangle, blood) First "We" Jason Jews of Corinth Gaius Aristarchus Thessalonians Paul Circumcised Macedonia Pyrrhus Exorcised Wanted Aquila & Priscilla Jews of Ephesus James Peter Barnabas Secundus of the Brothers of Related how to Take Magistrate Incited Mob, Dionysius the Gallio Created riot, Gaius of Derbe God first Timothy Slave Owners (Proconsul of Thessalonians Antioch of Philippi Attacked House, Followed, Areopagite Siezed and Diffuses visited Achaia) Dragged to Authorities, Agitated dragged Riot Gentiles Silas Silas Town Clerk Simeon Fined & Released Crowds Successor? Instructed to theater Timothy Tychicus the Asian Luke Demetrius icia), Concerning Apollos (Phoen Siezed the Silversmith (Samaria) Slave Girl of Jews of & Beat Sosthenes Baptism Alexander Timothy Damaris Timothy Attempts Trophimus the (Pisidia), (Pamphylia), Cyprus Divination Thessalonica (Ruler of Syn.) the Jew Intercession Asian Perga, Attalia, Antioch "WE" DOCUMENT Achaia Antioch - 14:24 - 15:2 Jerusalem - 15:3 - 21 Antioch - 15:30-41 Lystra to Troas - 16:1-10 Philippi - 16:11-40 Thessalonica - 17:1-9 Berea - 17:10-15 Athens - 17:16-34 Corinth - 18:1-18 Ephesus - 18:10 - 20:1 Greece - 20:2-6 SYRIA PALESTINE SYRIA [ ca. 50 CE ] ASIA MINOR GREECE [ ca. 52 CE ] ASIA MINOR GREECE [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Sent Letter of Correction Gentile Believers Jewish Court / Trial ? ? Philip the High Priest Timothy Gamaliel Spirit
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