• Product Code: 3631
• ISBN: 9780836136319
• Other ISBN: 0836136314
• Publisher:  Herald Press
• Pages: 336
• Binding Information: Kivar
• Size:  5.625 X 8.75
• Publication Date: Oct 08, 1993
• Series Title: Believers Church Bible Commentary Series

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Series Foreword . . . 11
Author's Preface . . . 13
Introduction to Acts . . . 17

Part 1: Beginnings in Jerusalem, 1:1-26

Summary of the Story Thus Far, 1:1-5 . . . 29
Commissioning of the Apostles, 1:6-8 . . . 30
Ascension and Promise of the Lord's Return, 1:9-11 . . . 31
Events in the Upper Room, 1:12-26 . . . 32

Part 2: The Day of Pentecost, 2:1-47

The Outpoured Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, 2:1-13 . . . 41
Peter's Speech and the Response, 2:14-41 . . . 44
The New Community of Believers, 2:42-47 . . . 47

Part 3: The Witness of the Early Church, 3:1-5:42

Witness of a Great Miracle, 3:1-4:31 . . . 61
Continuing Life Within the Community, 4:32-5:16 . . . 68
Another Encounter with the Sanhedrin, 5:17-42 . . . 72

Part 4: The Martyr-Witness of Stephen, 6:1-8:1a

Appointment of the Seven, 6:1-6 . . . 85
Continued Growth of the Church, 6:7 . . . 88
Stephen's Ministry and Arrest, 6:8-7:1 . . . 88
Stephen's Final Speech, 7:2-53 . . . 89
Stephen's Witness in Death; Saul Introduced, 7:54-8:1a . . . 92

Part 5: The Witness of a Persecuted and
  Scattered Church, 8:1b-9:31

Hellenist Christians Scattered by Persecution, 8:1b-3 . . . 102
Philip's Witness in Samaria, 8:4-13 . . . 102
Mission of Peter and John to Samaria, 8:14-25 . . . 104
Philip's Witness to the Ethiopian, 8:26-40 . . . 105
The Conversion of Saul, 9:1-19a . . . 108
Saul's Witness in Damascus, 9:19b-25 . . . 113
Saul's Witness in Jerusalem, 9:26-30 . . . 114
A New Era of Peace and Growth, 9:31 . . . 115

Part 6: The Continuing Ministry of Peter, 9:32-12:25

Healing of Aeneas at Lydda, 9:32-35 . . . 122
Raising of Dorcas at Joppa, 9:36-43 . . . 122
Conversion of Cornelius and Household, 10:1-11:18 . . . 124
The Jew-Gentile Church in Antioch, 11:19-30 . . . 130
Peter's Imprisonment and Deliverance, 12:1-19 . . . 134
The Death of Herod Agrippa I, 12:20-23 . . . 137
Church Growth; Return of Barnabas and Saul, 12:24-25 . . . 138

Part 7: First Mission of Witness to the Gentile World, 13:1-15:35

  Mission from Antioch and Return, 13:1-14:28 . . . 148
Commissioning of Barnabas and Saul, 13:1-3 . . . 148
Witness of Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus, 13:4-12 . . . 149
Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch, 13:13-52 . . . 151
Further Witness in the Galatian Highlands, 14:1-23 . . . 155
Return to Syrian Antioch and Report, 14:24-28 . . . 159
  The Council of Jerusalem . . . 160
Dispute over Circumcision for Gentiles, 15:1-5 . . . 161
Jerusalem Meeting of Church Leaders, 15:6-21 . . . 162
What Seems Good to the Spirit and the Church, 15:22-35 . . . 165

Part 8: The Witness in Macedonia and Athens, 15:36-17:34

From Antioch to Troas, 15:36-16:10 . . . 178
The Witness of Paul and Silas in Philippi, 16:11-40 . . . 181
The Witness in Thessalonica, 17:1-9 . . . 188
The Witness of Berea, 17:10-14 . . . 191
The Witness in Athens, 17:15-34 . . . 192

Part 9: The Witness in Corinth and Ephesus, 18-19

Ministry in Corinth, 18:1-17 . . . 206
Journey Toward Syria; Stopover at Ephesus, 18:18-21 . . . 210
Visit to Jerusalem; Return to Ephesus, 18:22-23 . . . 211
Apollos at Ephesus; On to Corinth, 18:24-28 . . . 212
Paul's Ministry in Ephesus, 19:1-10 . . . 213
Triumph of Miracles over Magic at Ephesus, 19:11-20 . . . 216
Paul's Plan to Go to Jerusalem, 19:21-22 . . . 217
Silversmiths Stirring Up Confusion at Ephesus, 19:23-41 . . . 218

Part 10: Journey to Jerusalem and Witness There 20:1-23:35

  From Ephesus to Jerusalem, 20:1-21:16 . . . 231
Farewells in Macedonia, Greece, and Troas, 20:1-16 . . . 231
Farewell to the Ephesian Elders, 20:17-38 . . . 233
Farewells at Tyre, Ptolemais, and Caesarea, 21:1-14 . . . 236
From Caesarea to Jerusalem, 21:15-16 . . . 238
  Encounters in Jerusalem, 21:17-23:35 . . . 238
Report to Jerusalem Church; Request of James, 21:17-25 . . . 238
Paul's Arrest at the Temple, 21:26-40 . . . 240
Paul's Defense in Jerusalem, 22:1-23:10 . . . 243
A Night Vision of Reassurance, 23:11 . . . 243
Dealing with the Plot Against Paul, 23:12-35 . . . 256

Part 11: Witness in Caesarea, 24-26

Paul's Trial Before Felix, 24:1-27 . . . 262
Paul's First Trial Before Festus, 25:1-12 . . . 266
Paul's Hearing Before Festus and Agrippa, 25:13-26:32 . . . 268

Part 12: Witness-On to Rome, 27-28

  Voyage to Rome, 27:1-28:16 . . . 282
From Caesarea to Crete, 27:1-12 . . . 282
The Storm, 27:13-26 . . . 284
The Shipwreck, 27:27-44 . . . 286
Wintering on the Island of Malta, 28:1-10 . . . 289
From Malta to Rome, 28:11-16 . . . 291
  Paul's Witness in Rome, 28:17-31 . . . 293
First Session with the Jewish Leaders, 28:17-22 . . . 293
Second Meeting with the Jews, 28:23-28 . . . 294
Two Years of Unhindered Witness, 28:30-31 . . . 295

Outline of Acts . . . 301
Essays . . . 309
Map of Palestine in New Testament Times . . . 324
Map of the New Testament World . . . 325
Bibliography . . . 327
Recommended Resources for Personal and Group Study . . . 333
The Author . . . 335