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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Abbreviations
Acts
Introduction
I. RESUMPTIVE PREFACE (1:1–5)
II. INTRODUCTION: THE CONSTITUTIVE EVENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN MISSION (1:6–2:41)
A. The Mandate to Witness (1:6–8)
B. The Ascension (1:9–11)
C. The Full Complement of Apostles (1:12–26)
1. In the Upper Room (1:12–14)
2. Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas Iscariot (1:15–26)
D. The Coming of the Holy Spirit (2:1–41)
1. The Miracle of Pentecost (2:1–13)
2. Peter’s Sermon at Pentecost (2:14–41)
a. The apologia (2:14–21)
b. The kerygma (2:22–36)
c. A call to repentance and a promise of blessing (2:37–41)
III. PART I: THE CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE JEWISH WORLD (2:42–12:24)
Panel 1—The Earliest Days of the Church at Jerusalem (2:42–6:7)
A. Thesis Paragraph on the State of the Early Church (2:42–47)
B. A Crippled Beggar Healed (3:1–26)
1. The Healing (3:1–10)
2. Peter’s Sermon in Solomon’s Colonnade (3:11–26)
C. Peter and John before the Sanhedrin (4:1–31)
1. The Arrest of Peter and John (4:1–7)
2. Peter’s Defense and Witness (4:8–12)
3. The Apostles Warned and Released (4:13–22)
4. The Church’s Praise and Petition (4:23–31)
D. Christian Concern Expressed in Sharing (4:32–5:11)
1. Believers Share Their Possessions (4:32–35)
2. The Generosity of Barnabas (4:36–37)
3. The Deceit of Ananias and Sapphira (5:1–11)
E. The Apostles Again before the Sanhedrin (5:12–42)
1. Miraculous Signs and Wonders (5:12–16)
2. The Arrest and Trial of the Apostles (5:17–33)
3. Gamaliel’s Wise Counsel of Moderation (5:34–40)
4. The Apostles’ Rejoicing and Continued Ministry (5:41–42)
F. The Hellenists’ Presence and Problem in the Church (6:1–6)
G. Summary Statement (6:7)
Panel 2—Critical Events in the Lives of Three Pivotal Figures (6:8–9:31)
A. The Martyrdom of Stephen (6:8–8:3)
1. Opposition to Stephen’s Ministry (6:8–7:1)
2. Stephen’s Defense before the Sanhedrin (7:2–53)
a. On the land (7:2–36)
b. On the law (7:37–43)
c. On the temple (7:44–50)
d. The indictment (7:51–53)
3. The Stoning of Stephen (7:54–8:1a)
4. The Immediate Aftermath (8:1b–3)
B. The Early Ministries of Philip (8:4–40)
1. The Evangelization of Samaria (8:4–25)
2. An Ethiopian Eunuch Converted (8:26–40)
C. The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus (9:1–30)
1. The Christ-Encounter on the Damascus Road (9:1–9)
2. Ananias’s Ministry to Saul (9:10–19a)
3. Saul’s Conversion Evidenced in Damascus (9:19b–25)
4. Saul’s Reception at Jerusalem (9:26–30)
D. Summary Statement (9:31)
Panel 3—Advances of the Gospel in Palestine-Syria (9:32–12:24)
A. The Ministry of Peter in the Maritime Plain (9:32–43)
1. Aeneas Healed at Lydda (9:32–35)
2. Dorcas Raised at Joppa (9:36–43)
B. The Conversion of Cornelius at Caesarea (10:1–11:18)
1. Cornelius’s Vision (10:1–8)
2. Peter’s Vision (10:9–16)
3. Messengers from Cornelius Arrive at Joppa (10:17–23a)
4. Peter’s Reception by Cornelius (10:23b–33)
5. Peter’s Sermon in Cornelius’s House (10:34–43)
6. Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit (10:44–48)
7. The Response of the Jerusalem Church (11:1–18)
C. The Church at Antioch of Syria (11:19–30)
1. Founding of the Church at Antioch (11:19–26)
2. Famine Relief for Jerusalem (11:27–30)
D. Divine Intervention on Behalf of the Jerusalem Church (12:1–23)
1. Deliverance of Peter (12:1–19a)
2. Death of Herod Agrippa I (12:19b–23)
E. Summary Statement (12:24)
IV. PART II: THE CHRISTIAN MISSION TO THE GENTILE WORLD (12:25–28:31)
Panel 4—First Missionary Journey and Jerusalem Council (12:25–16:5)
A. The Missionaries Sent Out (12:25–13:3)
B. The Mission on Cyprus and John Mark’s Departure (13:4–13)
C. At Antioch of Pisidia (13:14–52)
1. A Welcome Extended at Antioch (13:14–15)
2. Paul’s Sermon in the Synagogue at Antioch (13:16–41)
3. Varying Responses to Paul’s Sermon (13:42–45)
4. To the Jews First, but Also to the Gentiles (13:46–52)
D. At Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe, and Back to Antioch (14:1–28)
1. The Ministry at Iconium (14:1–7)
2. The Ministry at Lystra (14:8–20)
3. The Ministry at Derbe and Return to Antioch (14:21–28)
E. The Jerusalem Council (15:1–29)
1. The Delegation from Syrian Antioch (15:1–4)
2. The Nature and Course of the Debate (15:5–12)
3. The Summing Up of the Debate by James (15:13–21)
4. The Decision and Letter of the Council (15:22–29)
F. The Reception of the Council’s Decision and Letter (15:30–16:4)
1. At Antioch of Syria (15:30–35)
2. Disagreement and Two Missionary Teams (15:36–41)
3. Paul Adds Timothy to the Team in Galatia (16:1–4)
G. Summary Statement (16:5)
Panel 5—Wide Outreach through Two Missionary Journeys (16:6–19:20)
A. Providential Direction for the Mission (16:6–10)
B. At Philippi (16:11–40)
1. Arrival in the City (16:11–12)
2. The Conversion of Lydia (16:13–15)
3. A Demon-possessed Girl (16:16–18)
4. Paul and Silas in Prison (16:19–34)
5. Paul and Silas Leave the City (16:35–40)
C. At Thessalonica (17:1–9)
D. At Berea (17:10–15)
E. At Athens (17:16–34)
1. Inauguration of a Ministry (17:16–21)
2. Paul’s Address before the Council of Ares (17:22–31)
3. The Response to Paul’s Address (17:32–34)
F. At Corinth (18:1–17)
1. Arrival at Corinth (18:1–4)
2. An Eighteen-Month Ministry (18:5–11)
3. Before the Proconsul Gallio (18:12–17)
G. An Interlude between the Journeys (18:18–28)
1. Paul’s Return to Palestine-Syria (18:18–23)
2. Apollos at Ephesus and Corinth (18:24–28)
H. At Ephesus (19:1–19)
1. Twelve Men without the Spirit (19:1–7)
2. A Summary of Paul’s Ministry in the City (19:8–12)
3. The Seven Sons of Sceva (19:13–19)
I. Summary Statement (19:20)
Panel 6—To Jerusalem and from There to Rome (19:21–28:31)
A. Programmatic Statement (19:21–22)
B. The Journey to Jerusalem (19:23–21:16)
1. A Riot at Ephesus (19:23–41)
2. Return Visit to Macedonia and Achaia (20:1–6)
3. The Raising of Eutychus at Troas (20:7–12)
4. From Troas to Miletus (20:13–16)
5. Farewell Address to the Ephesian Elders (20:17–38)
6. On to Jerusalem (21:1–16)
C. Arrival, Arrest, and Defenses at Jerusalem (21:17–23:22)
1. Arrival at Jerusalem (21:17–26)
2. Arrest in the Temple (21:27–36)
3. Defense before the People (21:37–22:22)
4. Claim of Roman Citizenship (22:23–29)
5. Defense before the Sanhedrin (22:30–23:11)
6. A Plot to Kill Paul (23:12–22)
D. Imprisonment and Defenses at Caesarea (23:23–26:32)
1. Imprisonment (23:23–35)
2. Defense before Felix (24:1–27)
3. Defense before Festus (25:1–12)
4. Festus Consults with Herod Agrippa II (25:13–22)
5. Defense before Herod Agrippa II (25:23–26:32)
E. The Journey to Rome (27:1–28:16)
1. From Palestine to Crete (27:1–12)
2. Storm and Shipwreck (27:13–44)
3. Ashore at Malta (28:1–10)
4. Arrival at Rome (28:11–16)
F. Rome at Last (28:17–30)
1. Meetings with the Jewish Leaders (28:17–28)
2. Continued Ministry for Two Years (28:30)
G. Summary Statement (28:31)
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