Overview of Acts

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Overview of Acts
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Summary

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

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Title

• 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.

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Author

• 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 1610-13.

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Date

• 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 119 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.

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Recipients

• Early Christians
• Us!

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Short Outline

• Acts Chapters 1 to 9 Peter is Prominent.
• Acts Chapters 10 to 28, Paul is Prominent

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Israel in the New Testament

• Israel in the New Testament
• Peters stories take place in Israel.

INDEX
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Short Outline

• Acts Chapters 1 to 9 Peter is Prominent.
• Acts Chapters 10 to 28, Paul is Prominent

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Paul-1st Missionary Journey
Pauls stories take place both in Israel and
abroad.
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Long Outline

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

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Long Outline

• 9 - Pauls Conversion
• 10 - Cornelius Conversion
• 11 - Cornelius Conversion Reported
• 12 - James Martyred, Herod Dies.
• 13 - Pauls First Missionary Journey
• 14 - Paul Barnabus Preach in Various Cities
• 15 - Council in Jerusalem, Pauls 2nd Missionary
  Journey

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Paul-2nd Missionary Journey
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Long Outline

• 16 - Conversion of Philippian Jailer
• 17 - Paul at Athens
• 18 - Paul at Corinth
• 19 - Paul at Ephesus
• 20 - Paul at Macedonia With Ephesus Elders
• 21 - Paul Journeys Back to Jerusalem

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Paul-3rd Missionary Journey
Pauls 3rd Journey
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Long Outline

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

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Paul- Journey to Rome
Pauls Journey to Rome
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Acts Overview

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

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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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Herods Temple Model at the Jerusalem Holyland
Hotel/Museum
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View of Temple Mount from Mount of Olives
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Pisidian Antioch
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Caesarea Roman Aqueduct
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Caesar Augustus Statue from Corinth
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Ephesus House on Terrace
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Caesarea Harbor
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Acts Overview

• Our next section will begin in Acts chapter 1.

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