Test 1 - Acts 1-9

Question 1

Who is the author of Acts?

Answer 1

Luke

Question 2

Who was the book of Acts written to?

Answer 2

Theophilus

Question 3

When was the book of Acts written?

Answer 3

Between A.D. 63 and 70

Question 4

What are the sources of the book of Luke?

Answer 4

Personal Experience (“we”), Paul, Research

Question 5

Kerygmatic

Answer 5

Christan Proclamation

Question 6

Apologetic

Answer 6

Christianity is not a political threat

Question 7

Conciliatory

Answer 7

Shows peter and Paul in parallel, not in conflict

Question 8

What parts of Kerygmatic do we see in Acts?

Answer 8

death & resurrection
birth
life & teaching
healing ministry
fulfilled OT prophesy
Also included was  call for something (repentance)

Question 9

Catechetical

Answer 9

teaching about church history

Question 10

Important evens while waiting

Answer 10

Received their commission
Saw Christ go into heaven
Persevered together in prayer
Replaced Judas with Matthias

Question 11

Pentecost

Answer 11

One of three main feasts in the Jewish Calendar
Male Israelites obligated to appear before the Lord
Feast of Weeks (7 weeks, 50 days); harvest festival
Commemoration of giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai

Question 12

3 Supernatural Signs

Acts 2:1-13

Answer 12

Sound of wind
Tongues of Fire
Speaking in Tongues

Question 13

Are the speeches in Acts Verbatim accounts?

Answer 13

Probably not
-too short to be complete
-"with many other words"
-Luke not always present
BUT - reliable summaries`

Question 14

Nicanor Gate

Answer 14

called “Beautiful”

Question 15

Times of Prayer

Answer 15

3rd hour (9am)
9th hour (3pm)
Sunset

Question 16

Response to Persecution - prayer

Acts 4:23-31

Answer 16

God is sovereign

Petitions

Question 17

God is sovereign

Acts 4:23-31

Answer 17

God of Creation
God of Revelation
God of History

Question 18

Petitions

Acts 4:23-31

Answer 18

Consider “their” threats
Enable “us” to speak with boldness
Stretch out “your” hand to heal

Question 19

Healing and Church Growth

Acts 5:12-16

Answer 19

Signs and wonders
Believers met together in public
Highly regarded by the people
Men and women believed and were added to their number
Peter's shadow

Question 20

Joseph

Answer 20

aka Barnabas
A positive example
Owned property - sold the property and brought the money to the apostles.

Question 21

Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 5:1-11

Answer 21

A negative example
Lied about amount gotten from selling land
Sin was NOT not turning it all in
Sin was lying about “giving” full amount

Question 22

Potential Division
Hebraic - Hellenistic Jews
Acts 6:1-7

Answer 22

Elderly foreign Jews came so they could be buried in Israel
Therefore many foreign Jewish widows lived in Jerusalem
Synagogue provision for widows carried over to the church
Two forms of ministry - word and table
Result - church growth

Question 23

Two forms of ministry - word and table

Answer 23

Both require spiritual people

Not neglecting one for the other

Question 24

Stephen

Acts 6:8-7:60

Answer 24

Gifted with powers the same as apostles.
This responsibility given by the church
Accused of blasphemy against Moses and God

Question 25

Stephen/Jesus | Comparison in death

Answer 25

``` False Witnesses Charge of blasphemy Prayers (forgive executioners) (receive my spirit) ```

Question 26

Cause and Effect Chain | Acts 8:1

Answer 26

Martyrdom - Persecution Persecution-Dispersion Dispersion-Evangelism

Question 27

Jew

Answer 27

faith, ethnicity, obedience - descendents from Abraham - follow the law of Moses - believe in God

Question 28

Proselyte

Answer 28

faith, obedience - converted to Judaism - outside the line of Abraham

Question 29

God-fearer

Answer 29

faith | -chosen theology, not adopted the law of Moses (specifically circumcision)

Question 30

Gentile

Answer 30

pagan | follow paganism, live according to Philosophy

Question 31

Philip in Samaria | Acts 8:5-25

Answer 31

``` Mass Evangelism Signs and Miracles Simon the Sorcerer Gift of the Holy Spirit Simony ```

Question 32

Philip on the road to Gaza | Acts 8:26-40

Answer 32

Personal Evangelism Leading of the Spirit Ethiopian - "to Jerusalem to Worship" Isaiah 53:7-8

Question 33

Saul

Answer 33

from persecutor to Missionary

Question 34

Saul's Origin

Answer 34

Tarsus of Cilicia Tribe of Benjamin Roman Citizen

Question 35

Saul's Training

Answer 35

Tentmaking | Under Gamaliel

Question 36

Saul's Religion

Answer 36

Hebrew, Pharisee | Persecuted Christians

Question 37

Witness in Damascus | Acts 9:19-25

Answer 37

Ananias - citizen, believer

Question 38

Visit to Jerusalem | Acts 9:26-30

Answer 38

Barnabas brought him to the apostles Met with Peter and James Escape to Tarsus

Question 39

Acts 2:21 (NIV)

Answer 39

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Question 40

Acts 4:11 (NIV)

Answer 40

Jesus is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.