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Acts

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Acts (Acts 1–2, 7, 22–28)
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  2. Lesson Two
    A Gospel for Jews and then Gentiles
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  3. Lesson Three
    The Gospel and Restoration
    25 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    The Apostolic Church
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  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience
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  6. Course Wrap-Up
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Acts The Apostolic Church In | Workbook: Parallels Between Jesus and Peter, Part 2
Lesson 4, Activity 13

In | Workbook: Parallels Between Jesus and Peter, Part 2

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See the table below for some parallels. 

Jesus in Luke 22–24Peter in Acts 12
At the time of Passover (22:1)At the time of Passover (12:2)
Herod is among the powerful oppressors. (23:6-12)Herod is the powerful oppressor. (12:1)
“Arresting” (22:54)“Arresting” (12:3)
“Handing over” (23:25; 24:7)“Handing over” (12:4)
Angels announce to women. (24:23)An angel guides Peter (12:7-10); he announces his freedom to a woman. (12:13)
The disciples think Jesus is a “ghost.” (24:37)The disciples think Peter is a ghost, or “his angel.” (12:15)
After conversation, Jesus withdraws. (24:51)After conversation, Peter withdraws. (12:17)

Reference, and table quoted from: Craig S. Keener, Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, Volume 2: 3:1–14:28, 2013, p. 1866.

These connections suggest Peter’s inheritance of apostolic authority and may hint at Jesus’ comments in Matthew 16:18, which single Peter out as a pivotal figure in the Christian church:

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. 
Matthew 16:18-20 (NIV)

While the Luke passage signals the end of Jesus’ physical presence (until his return), the Acts passage signals an end to Luke’s focus on Peter, who is replaced in the storyline with Paul and, to a lesser degree, James.