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Lesson OneOverview of Acts (Acts 1–2, 7, 22–28)22 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Acts 1–2, 7, 22–28
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In | Workbook: Ascension
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In | Acts and Paul's Letters
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In | Acts as a Foundational NT Text
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In | Jesus and the Kingdom in Acts
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In | Workbook: Herod Agrippa I and Simon Peter - Two Kingdoms
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In | Speeches
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In | The Names “Saul” and “Paul”
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In | Workbook: The Acts of the Holy Spirit
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Behind | Greek Language and Philosophy
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Behind | Cities and Roman Roads
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Behind | Citizenship and Religion
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Behind | God's Perfect Timing
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Behind | Paul’s Missionary Journeys
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Behind | iMap: Paul's Missionary Journeys
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In Front | The Mission of God
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In Front | Onsite: Journey - Adversary and Camaraderie
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In Front | Onsite: Roman Roads
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In Front | Household Conversions: David Collum
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In Front | Workbook: Your Church and the Apostolic Church
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson TwoA Gospel for Jews and then Gentiles23 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Acts 3–6, 8–15
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In | Workbook: Driven out of Jerusalem
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In | Dispersion in Acts
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In | Movement in Acts: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria
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In | Movement in Acts: Syria, Galatia, Macedonia, Rome
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In | Temple, Synagogue and Church
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In | A Gospel for Jews, then Gentiles
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In | iMap: First Missionary Journey of Paul and Companions
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In | The First Church Council
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In | Old Testament Precedents
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In | Challenge of Gentile Inclusion
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In | Peter and Cornelius
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Behind | iMap: Jewish Centers in the Roman Empire
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Behind | Temple: The Church's Birthplace
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Behind | Onsite: Paul's Ongoing Jewish Practices
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In Front | Scattering and Church Growth Today: Pastor Manochehr Hosseinzadeh
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In Front | Jerusalem and Rome
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In Front | Wide and Broad, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Wide and Broad, Part 1
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In Front | The Telegraph: Wide and Broad
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In Front | Workbook: Wide and Broad, Part 2
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson ThreeThe Gospel and Restoration25 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Acts 16–21
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In | Workbook: A Gospel of Restoration
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In | A Gospel of Restoration
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In | Common Gospel Refrains in Acts
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In | Early Christian Preaching in Acts
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In | The Gospel in Acts
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In | Restoration from Exile in Acts
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In | Workbook: Pentecost and Babel, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Pentecost and Babel, Part 2
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In | Good News and Bad News
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Behind | The Pilgrimage Holidays
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Behind | Harvest and the Age to Come
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Behind | Onsite: The Story of the Bible in a Sheaf of Wheat
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Behind | Workbook: Paul's Use of Secular Writers, Part 1
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Behind | Workbook: Paul's Use of Secular Writers, Part 2
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Behind | Onsite: Paul and the Jews: View from an Early Synagogue in Ostia
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Behind | 360 View: Paul and Lydia at Philippi
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In Front | A Gospel For All People
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In Front | God Has Not Forgotten the Jews
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In Front | Workbook: People Considered Beyond the Gospel
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In Front | Onsite: Contextualizing the Gospel for Greeks: With Paul on Mars Hill, Athens
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In Front | A Continuation of the Emmaus Road
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In Front | Paul and Interreligious Dialogue: Pastor Ramy Nayer
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FourThe Apostolic Church36 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Acts Review
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In | Cities and Apostles, Part 2
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In | Cities and Apostles, Part 3
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In | The Church, Jesus' Family, the Twelve
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In | The Authority of "Those Sent"
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In | Acts 1 and Luke 24, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Acts 1 and Luke 24
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In | Workbook: Peter Raises Tabitha, Part 1
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In | Acts 1 and Luke 24, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Peter Raises Tabitha, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Parallels Between Jesus and Peter, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Parallels Between Jesus and Peter, Part 2
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In | Jesus, Peter and Paul
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In | Peter and Paul Parallels
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In | Workbook: Vertical and Horizontal Ministry, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Vertical and Horizontal Ministry, Part 2
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In | Responsiveness of the Early Church
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In | Workbook: God's Guidance of Paul
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Behind | Onsite: Lydia and a Jailer - First Converts in Europe
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Behind | Households and House Churches
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Behind | Workbook: The Role of Women
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Behind | The Role of Women
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In Front | Onsite: The Church of Lydia
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In Front | Workbook: Men and Women in the Church, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Men and Women in the Church, Part 2
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In Front | Workbook: Women on the Frontline, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Women on the Frontline, Part 2
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In Front | Acts: Descriptive or Prescriptive?
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In Front | Workbook: Descriptive or Prescriptive? Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Descriptive or Prescriptive? Part 2
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In Front | Miracles in the Middle East Today: Pastor Sameh and Nader Maurice
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In Front | Dreams and Visions Today: Pastor Manochehr Hosseinzadeh
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In Front | Post-Biblical Christianity
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In Front | Onsite: Early Church Interpretation at Antioch
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FiveAuthor and Audience25 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Acts Review
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In | Workbook: References to Luke in Other Books
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In | Workbook: Lukanisms in Acts, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Lukanisms in Acts, Part 2
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In | The Author Luke
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In | Titles in Acts for "Christians"
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In | Workbook: Titles in Acts for “Christians”
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In | Workbook: Names and Titles for Jesus in Acts
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In | Workbook: Paul and the Gospels in Acts, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Paul and the Gospel in Acts, Part 2
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In | Paulinisms in Acts, Part 2
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Behind | Luke the Historian
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Behind | The Death of Agrippa in Josephus and Acts, Part 1
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Behind | The Death of Agrippa in Josephus and Acts, Part 2
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Behind | Luke the Apologist
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Behind | Onsite: Pisidian Antioch - The Imperial Cult
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Behind | Who Was Luke?
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Behind | Onsite: The Real Conquest - With Paul on the Appian Way
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In Front | A Scandalous Gospel
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In Front | Bicultural Communication in Acts
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In Front | Paul Through the Eyes of Luke
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In Front | Workbook: Bicultural Communication
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Acts
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Wrap-Up
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
Lesson 2, Activity 3
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In | Workbook: Driven out of Jerusalem
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Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
Driven out of Jerusalem:
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Acts 8:1 (NIV)
Jesus’ disciples are driven out of Jerusalem by persecution in Acts 8. Read the following passages from Genesis and Ezekiel and consider the comparison with Acts 8.
The Garden of Eden:
So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Genesis 3:23-24 (NIV)
The Tower of Babel:
So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:8-9 (NIV)
The Babylonian Exile:
I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.
Ezekiel 22:15 (NIV)
- What does the Acts 8 scene have in common with the other biblical scenes (e.g. Garden of Eden, Tower of Babel, Babylonian Exile)? What is different?