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41 Cards in this Set
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Who is the Author of Acts?
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Luke
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To which Gospel is Acts a sequel?
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Luke
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Who are both books dedicated to?
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Theophilus
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How is the content of the two books related?
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Acts is the sequel
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How many different people are identified by the Church Fathers as the author of Acts?
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One
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What does the Bible specifically tell us about Luke’s profession
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Beloved Physician
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. What does the Bible specifically tell us about Luke’s relationship with Paul?
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Fellow Worker
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What does the Bible specifically tell us about Luke’s ethnicity?
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Greek
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Who is Theophilus?
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Patron of Luke
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What does Theophilus mean?
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lover of God
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During what time period was Acts likely written?
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62-64 AD
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Those advocating an early date for the writing of Acts (62-64 AD) observe what about the ending of Acts?
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Abrupt ending
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Those advocating an early date for the writing of Acts (62-64 AD) observe that certain key events are missing from the book of Acts. What are those events?
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• 1 Persecution of Nero
• 2 Peter and Paul • 3 Death of James • 4 Destruction of Jerusalem |
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It may be possible that the writing of the book of Acts is related to the ______________ of Paul.
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imprisonment
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When (what year) did Jesus die/rise from the dead?
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30 AD
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When (what year) was the Church born (Pentecost, Acts 2)?
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30 AD
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When did King Herod Agrippa I die?
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44 AD
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Memorize Howard Marshall’s ten (10) word description of the book of Acts (key word: fire).
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The church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.
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What is the purpose of Acts, according to Mr. Stevens?
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Mission oriented
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Which Archaeologist demonstrated that the author of Acts knew the 1st century world?
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Ramsay
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This historian (Ramsay)demonstrated that the book of Acts was not accurate/somewhat accurate/mostly accurate/very accurate when describing the setting of the 1st century world.
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Very accurate
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What problem did the man by the Beautiful Gate have?
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Lame
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How long did the man by the Beautiful Gate have his problem?
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whole life
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The beautiful gate was an entrance to what?
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the temple
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What was the man doing by the Beautiful Gate?
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begging
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What is the word for the gift given to the poor?
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Alms
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How did lame people survive?
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family
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List the names/descriptions of Jesus from Acts 3.
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a. Servant (13)
b. Holy and Righteous One (14) c. Prince of Life (15) d. Christ (18) e. Prophet like Moses (22) f. A Blessing (25) g. His servant (26) |
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What was the number of disciples in Acts 4?
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Two
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What happened to Peter and John in Acts 4?
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They were brought before the Sanhedrin and told never to preach Jesus again.
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What is the Council/Sanhedrin?
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h. 70 members
i. Aristocratic council of elders j. Presided over by the High Priest k. New members likely chosen by the group families |
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What is the name of the man in Chapter Four who sold his property and gave the money to the church? What was his nickname?
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Joseph, Barnabus
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What is the name of the couple in Acts Five who lied to the Holy Spirit?
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Annanias and Sapphira
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Who is Gamaliel
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l. A Pharisee
m. A teacher of the Law n. Respected by all the people o. JEWISH RABBI p. GRANDSON OF FAMOUS RABBI HILELL q. ONE OF THE SEVEN GREATEST RABBIS IN JEWISH HISTORY r. TEACHER OF SAUL |
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What was the advice of Gamaliel in regard to what to do about the Apostles?
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Don’t be hasty, give the uprising time to fail. If it is not of God it would fail.
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What punishment did the Apostles receive in Chapter Five before they were released?
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Flogging
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What was the problem in the Church in Acts 6:1-7?
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Hellenistic Jews complained that they were not being properly compensated for their widows.
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What is a hellenistic Jew? Characteristics given in class
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i. Born outside of Palestine
ii. Native language is Greek, not Aramaic iii. Use LXX in their Synagogues iv. Open to Hellenistic culture v. Retired to Jerusalem, established Greek-speaking Synagogues vi. Gained prestige through zeal |
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What was a Hebraic Jew?
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vii. Born within Palestine
viii. Native language Aramaic (?) ix. Did not use LXX in synagogues (?) x. Denied Hellenistic culture xi. Already lived in Jerusalem so didn’t need to retire there |
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Describe the ministry of Stephen. What was he like personally? What works did he do? How is his preaching described?
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s. Personally
i. A man full of faith and the Spirit ii. His face was like an angel! t. Works i. Great wonders and signs u. How is his preaching described? |
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What/who did Stephen associate the Council with in his speech?
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Failure of Israel
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