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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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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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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 4, Activity 13
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In | Workbook: Parallels Between Jesus and Peter, Part 2
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See the table below for some parallels.
| Jesus in Luke 22–24 | Peter 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.