All the awesome things he said and did and the super cool way he died and came back to life again. Both were written by luke, a physician who traveled with the apostle paul. The book of acts provides a detailed, orderly, eyewitness account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of jesus christ. Smith, the book of acts, an element among the online course materials for the new testament and its context at. Sir william ramsay, after making a critical study of lukes writings, declared that luke was the greatest historian, ancient or modern. The book of acts contains important information for all today. In the book of acts, we discover how gods multiethnic, international church grew through persecution and missionary journeys throughout the world. Yet god, who intended to instruct and save him, sent the living teacher, and opened to him the sacred scriptures, and led him to the saviour. What opportunities do we have to share the gospel today.
Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly scripture encouragement to share with family and friends. It traces christianity from its beginnings in jerusalem, following jesus resurrection, to the arrest of the apostle paul in rome, the heart of the empire. Mar, 20 study of the book of acts chapter 8 ivy baptist church. The preparation of the leaders of the jerusalem church for the gentile mission 11. Acts of the apostles introduction title commonly called the acts of the apostles, it is simply titled acts in some of the oldest manuscripts. Without this historical record, little would be known about the expansion of the church.
For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. Anyhoo acts starts with jesus already back in black. In the first book, o theophilus, i have dealt with all that jesus began to do and teach until the day when he was taken up from us. In fact, the work is given in detail of only two of the apostles, peter and paul.
Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Here in this introduction we have all the elements that make up the book of acts. Saul persecutes the church, the gospel preached in samaria. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The dispersion and the work of philip, peter and john 8. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. It is the greatest sequel ever written, the sequel of sequelsthe sequel to the story of christ see 1.
It shows how the apostles carried on the work commanded by jesus of evangelizing the world acts 1. The book of acts ends with paul in house arrest waiting to. Acts chapter 8 barnes notes on the new testament on. Acts ends with paul under house arrest, awaiting trial before caesar, c. One may divide the book as acts 112 peter and acts 28 paul.
The great fact of this age is the indwelling of the holy spirit 1 corinthians 6. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. What are the main divisions of the book as suggested by the key verse and the outline in the introduction. Acts of the apostles chapter eight objectives in studying this chapter 1 to note the spread of the gospel into judea and samaria, as foretold by jesus cf. The title the inscription the acts of the apostles. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. At that time there was great persecution against the church their adversaries having tasted blood, were the more eager. The last eight chapters of acts acts 2128 are devoted to a mere four. The new testament contains 27 books, written in greek, by 15 or 16 different authors between 50 c.
A chapter bychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Introduction to the book the promise of the spirit act 1. The first part of this book is about peter, and the second part is about paul. The theme or key to the book of acts is found in 1. Luke is uniformly identified as the author acts by the second century a. The thought in philips mind is here traced to his suggestion. While acts is a record of history, luke weaves many theological themes into these stories to teach us about god and his mission.
These books tell the stories about jesus life, ministry, and death. The book is called acts or the acts of the apostles because it contains an account of some of the apostles. Here are some of the key themes that luke highlights for. Paragraphbyparagraph outline for the book of acts josh. Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. Its narrative supplies a bridge connecting the life and ministry of jesus to the life of the church and the witness of the earliest believers. His work contains seventyfive sermons on chapter 8 alone. Luke wrote the book of acts acts of the apostles to record how believers were empowered by the holy spirit, worked to spread the gospel of christ, and are a model for the future church. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. But then in chapters 78 it is the deacons who are used by god to deliver the gospel. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Alive an introduction to romans 8 canyon bible church of.
The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 8 introduction our study of the book of acts has been informative and challenging. These we passages include the period of pauls twoyear imprisonment at rome ch. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. Rather, the focus is clearly on some of the acts or. The book of acts is a vital link between the gospels and the epistles. The authorship of acts is ascribed to luke for these reasons. Carefully, paragraph by paragraph, the book of acts has been evaluated in the following pages. Acts chapter 8 questions for discussion the living word. Drane, introducing the bible, 2nd edition fortress press, 2011, sample syllabus syllabus for introduction to the bible for a 14week semester n.
The acts of the holy spirit the bible teaching commentary. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. And, when the book of acts begins, he carefully outlines what he has written in the book of luke, as i read already. The life and travels of the apostle paul are followed. Im currently preachingteaching through the new testament book the acts of the apostles. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 8 and more. Each paragraph in the esv translation of acts has been evaluated and a factual statement about its content was recorded in one sentence. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Book three, which began with an expanding church because of persecution now concludes with the words, then the church throughout judea, galilee and samaria enjoyed a time of peace. Up to now all the activity concerning the knowledge and spreading of the good news of the gospel has taken place in the city of jerusalem, has been strictly among jews, and the focus of events has revolved around the works of the 12 disciples.
He decides to hang around with all his favorite disciples for forty days. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The ending of acts plays an important role in route of determining the book s date. Peters activities are described at some length, and john and philip are mentioned, but more than half of the book is about paul and his connection with the christian movement. The book is the best available commentary on the great commission of mark 16. Gospels, acts of the apostles, epistles, and apocalypse. Secondly luke at the end of acts luke mentions pauls twoyear imprisonment in rome. Describe the phenomena observed on the pentecost recorded in this chapter.
However, this study guide format follows witheringtons outline in terms of chapter breakdown. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. Throughout the syllabus, material appearing in blue are suggestions for instructors. The book begins with the ascension of jesus and goes on through pauls jail time in rome, which opens his ministry to the church at rome. Philip had probably told him that this was the ordained sign and seal of discipleship, but the eunuchs question was likely the first proposal of its application in this case. Get unlimited access to the best stories on medium and support. The key personalities of acts are peter, paul, john, james, stephen, barnabas, timothy, lydia, silas, and apollos. Acts intro to acts biblica the international bible society. In the earliest days, the preaching of the gospel stayed in jerusalem. It might appropriately be called some of the acts of some of the apostles since it does not try to describe all of the acts of all the apostles. Richard heard, the acts of the apostles, chapter in an introduction to the new testament new york.
Learn chapter 8 new testament with free interactive flashcards. Many scholars assume acts was written then because it does not record pauls defense, release, and further gospel preaching. Acts 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Authorship of actsluke is the author of the book acts. The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Introduction to the book of acts acts study guide medium. The persecution of christians that followed stephens stoning led to the evangelizing of the larger region of judea and samaria. It will begin in jerusalem and progress out into the uttermost parts of the earth.
Title as the second book luke addressed to theophilus see luke 1. The great welsh preacher, martin lloyd jones has a wellknown preaching series through the book of romans. He shows us how god is working and speaking in this story and our own stories. Luke had written to him before and had told him about the things that jesus did and taught. Intro to acts biblica the international bible society.
This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. Choose from 500 different sets of chapter 8 new testament flashcards on quizlet. Introduction romans chapter 8 is, without a doubt, one of the bestknown and bestloved chapters of the entire bible. Read acts 8 commentary using wesleys explanatory notes. It also may be divided around the expansion of the gospel in acts 1. Luke acts makes up 28% of the new testamentmore than that written by either paul or john. Outline studies in the book of the acts of the apostles. The greek manuscripts title it acts, and many add of the apostles. This is a geographical outline of the book based largely on what appears to be the organizing verse in acts. Aug 30, 2015 we apologize there is no audio for this teaching.
Chapter 8 can best be summarized as various works of the holy spirit. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. The book has been called the acts of the apostles, really a misnomer because acts has very little to say concerning most of the original twelve apostles. The book of acts is the first history of the christian church. Acts records the beginnings of the church and reveals the steps one must obey to become a christian. Acts is a continuation of the authors former treatise luke, and records the birth, growth, and development of christianity after the ascension of jesus. Bradd words in boldboldbold and underlined are the answers to the blanks on the acts study guides acts 1 the book of acts was written by luke to a man named theophilus. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. Provides an overview of acts and two outlines for the book of acts as well as an index for bff acts articles, powerpoints and audiovideo podcasts. It has challenged our theology and the depth of our relationship with christ and the holy spirit. He was also the author of its companion work, the gospel of luke.
A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. Chapters 8 through 12 record the lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the. The gospel of luke and the book of acts are written as. The book of acts is the only historical record of the birth and early days following christs establishing his church. Matthew seemed to be obsessed with the idea of the kingdom of god and its beginnings in the book that bears his name.
Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. David guzik commentary on acts 8 describes the persecution of the church through saul. Since luke is the author of acts, any date between ad 60 and 100 is reasonable as conzelmann points out. In many ways acts chapter 8 is a significant pivot point. Syllabus for introduction to the bible for a 14week semester.
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