THE BOOK OF ACTS

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THE BOOK OF ACTS

• ACTS

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LUKAN CONTEXT

• KEY TERMS CLUSTERED IN LUKE 1-2 ACTS
• Fulfillment, witness, certainty
• Worship, temple, forgiveness of sins, holy, Holy
  Spirit, Israel, Jerusalem, Promise of the Father,
  Salvation, Savior

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RESTORING FORTUNES OF ISRAEL

• 6 Restoration of Israel Themes
• Luke 19 Seeking Saving the Lost children
  of Abraham (recovering sinful Israelites)
• Luke 2444-47 Christology Mission
• Galatians 38 Gospel to Abraham!

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ACTS 1

• Vv.1-3 Kingdom of God
• About Gods kingly rule
• Mission still above the messenger (?!)
• VV.5-7
• Statement of JB (Lk 316) attributed to Jesus
• Expected parousia replaced by promise of the
  Spirit
• Spirit makes it possible for Church to exist in
  the world

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ACTS 1

• V. 8
• witness Eye-witness, bearing testimony to what
  God has doen in the Messiah
• promise of the Father Holy Spirit
• wait in Jerusalem Temple community
• Restore the Kingdom to Israel?
• Jer 3131-37
• Jer 3319-22

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ACTS 1

• JUDEA, SAMARIA, ENDS OF THE EARTH
• Acts 21- Jerusalem
• Acts 81- Judaea, Samaria
• Acts 10-11- Gentiles
• Acts 1347 (Isa 495-6) Ends of Earth/ Gentiles
• GENESIS 12. Faithfulness of God!

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ACTS 1

• VV.15-26
• Why 12 Apostles?
• Luke 22 sitting on thrones judging 12 tribes
  rulers of Israel
• Thus, witnesses

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ACTS 2

• Acts 2
• V.13 Rabbis told of how Gods voice was divided
  into the seventy languages of the world on Sinai.
• Vv.16-21 (Joel 3) implies a time for repentance
  before the great and coming day of the Lord
• V.19 fulfillment in terms of the life of Jesus
• V.21 calling on name of the Lord technical
  expression (Rom 1013 1 Cor 12 Acts 914, 21
  Acts 2216)

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ACTS 2

• V.25-28
• 2 Samuel 78-16
• Foundational text for royal/Davidic covenant
• V.37
• Cut to the heart (Psalm 10916)

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ACTS 2

• V.38
• Repentance and Baptism for (unto) forgiveness of
  sins (Community/Discipleship)
• Name of Jesus Christ (Christology)
• Gift of Spirit (Eschatological)

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ACTS 242-47

• COMMUNITY
• Continue in Apostles teaching
• House to House (not Temple)
• Equality and communal approach
• Breaking of Bread