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Acts
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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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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 5, Activity 12
In | Paulinisms in Acts, Part 2
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Much of what we hear from Paul in Acts corresponds to his letters. A brief chart with some of these parallels is given below.
| Acts | Paul’s Epistles | |
| Serving the Lord | Acts 20:19 | Romans 12:11 |
| “With all humility” | Acts 20:19 | Ephesians 4:2 |
| “Jews and Greeks” | Acts 20:21 | Romans 3:9, etc. |
| “Complete the course” | Acts 20:24 | 2 Timothy 4:7 |
| The service received from the LORD | Acts 20:24 | Colossians 4:17 |
| Watch for yourselves | Acts 20:28 | 1 Timothy 4:16 |
| “Build up” | Acts 20:32 | Romans 15:20, etc. |
| The “inheritance” of believers | Acts 20:32 | Colossians 1:12 |
Table quoted from: Craig S. Keener, Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, Volume 1: 1:1–2:47, 2012, pp. 314-315.