ACTS NOTEBOOK Ozark Christian College—NT 150 Compiled by Mark E. Moore, Ph.D. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1:1 Introduction to Acts .......................................................................................................4 1:1 People, Places, Events, & Prophecies in Acts .............................................................15 1:1 Archaeology and the Book of Acts ..............................................................................19 1:1 Characteristics of the Book of Acts .............................................................................22 1:2 Apostles in Acts ...........................................................................................................23 1:2 A Brief Synopsis of the Twelve ...................................................................................26 1:3 Resurrection Appearances ...........................................................................................29 1:3 Theology of the Resurrection in Acts ..........................................................................30 1:4 Notes on the Kingdom of God .....................................................................................31 1:9 Ascension .....................................................................................................................33 1:13 Miscellaneous Comments on the List of Apostles .......................................................34 1:15 Church Growth in Acts ................................................................................................35 1:16 Judas Iscariot ................................................................................................................36 1:26 Casting Lots .................................................................................................................37 2:1 The Significance of Pentecost ......................................................................................38 2:4 Thought Questions on the Holy Spirit .........................................................................39 2:4 Discussion Questions on Tongues and the H.S. ..........................................................40 2:4 Who is the Holy Spirit .................................................................................................41 2:4 The Ministry of the H.S. before the Church ................................................................43 2:4 The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Christian ............................................44 2:4 Filling, Indwelling & Baptism of the Holy Spirit ........................................................46 2:4 Gifts of the Holy Spirit ................................................................................................48 2:4 The Passing Away of the Miraculous ..........................................................................50 2:4 1 Corinthians 13:8–10 (Chart) .....................................................................................52 2:4 The Holy Spirit Coming Upon .....................................................................................53 2:4 The Gift of Tongues .....................................................................................................54 2:4 What We Know For Sure About Tongues ...................................................................56 2:11 Proselytes .....................................................................................................................57 2:11 Dialects of Tongues at Pentecost .................................................................................59 2:38 A Biblical Study of Baptism ........................................................................................60 2:38 What is the Christian Church? .....................................................................................61 2:41 Conversions in the Book of Acts .................................................................................68 2:42 Internal Summaries in Acts ..........................................................................................69 3:1 Miracles in Acts ...........................................................................................................72 3:12 The Name of Jesus and the Uniqueness of Christianity ..............................................74 3:13 Peter‘s Sermons in Acts 2 & 3 Compared ...................................................................75 3:20 Will the Completion of the Great Commission Affect the Coming of Christ? ...........76 4:1 Sects of the Jews ..........................................................................................................80 1 4:3 Pharisees and Sadducees Contrasted ...........................................................................84 4:5 Sanhedrin .....................................................................................................................85 4:31 Prayer in the Book of Acts ...........................................................................................86 4:36 Barnabas .......................................................................................................................87 5:34 Gamaliel .......................................................................................................................88 6:6 Seven Purposes of "Laying on of Hands" ....................................................................89 6:8 Analysis of Stephen's Trial ..........................................................................................90 7:1 Acts 7 in the O.T. .........................................................................................................91 7:2 The Difficulties of Acts 7 ............................................................................................92 8:1–4 Persecution ...................................................................................................................92 8:5 Samaritans ....................................................................................................................96 8:9 Magic .........................................................................................................................100 8:14 Two Interpretations of Acts 8:14–17 .........................................................................103 8:32 Evangelism in Isaiah ..................................................................................................104 9:1 A Brief Biography of St. Paul ....................................................................................105 9:1 A Harmony of St. Paul‘s Conversion ........................................................................107 10:1 Cornelius: When is Being Good Enough Not Good Enough?...................................111 10:3–4 Angels in Luke/Acts ..................................................................................................112 10:11 Clean & Unclean Animals .........................................................................................113 10:28 Passages Predicting Gentile Inclusion in the Church ................................................114 11:19–30 An Open Letter on Racism ........................................................................................115 11:26 The Nine Uses of Chrematizo in the NT ...................................................................118 11:27 All the Prophets of the Bible ......................................................................................119 12:1 A Genealogical Chart of the Herodian Dynasty ........................................................121 12:21 Josephus Antiquities, 19.8.3 §343–52. .......................................................................122 13:1 Antioch on the Orontes ..............................................................................................123 13:1 Leaders of the Antioch Church ..................................................................................125 13:2 Fasting ........................................................................................................................128 13:3 Paul‘s Missionary Journeys – Journey 1....................................................................129 13:13 Why did John Mark Leave .........................................................................................130 13:14 Synagogue ..................................................................................................................131 13:16 Preaching in the Book of Acts ...................................................................................133 13:16 Rhetorical Analysis of Paul‘s Sermon in Acts 13:16–41 ..........................................136 13:48 Acts 13:48 and Appointed to Eternal Life .................................................................137 14:12 Zeus & Hermes ..........................................................................................................138 15:1 Passages Predicting Gentile Inclusion in the Church ................................................139 15:1 Galatians 2 and Acts 15 – Are They the Same? ........................................................140 15:5 Are We Still Under the Law? ....................................................................................141 15:28 How Shall We Handle Acts 15:28–29? .....................................................................143 15:40 Paul‘s Missionary Journeys – Journey 2....................................................................145 16:6 When the Holy