Outline 1. Introduction ( 1:1–26 ) a. Dedication to Theophilus ( 1:1–5 ) b. The Ascension ( 1:6–11 ) c. Matthias Replaces Judas ( 1:12–26 ) 2. Witnesses in Jerusalem ( 2:1–8:3 ) a. Pentecost ( 2:1–47 ) i. The Holy Spirit at Pentecost ( 2:1–13 ) ii. Peter Addresses the Crowd ( 2:14–36 ) iii. Three Thousand Believe ( 2:37–41 ) iv. The Fellowship of Believers ( 2:42–47 ) b. The Early Church in Jerusalem ( 3:1–8:3 ) i. First Controversy at the Temple ( 3:1–4:31 ) 1. A Lame Man Walks ( 3:1–10 ) 2. Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade ( 3:11–26 ) 3. Peter and John before the Sanhedrin ( 4:1–12 ) 4. The Name Forbidden ( 4:13–22 ) 5. The Believer’s Prayer ( 4:23–31 ) ii. The Church Community ( 4:32–5:11 ) 1. Sharing among Believers ( 4:32–37 ) 2. Ananias and Sapphira ( 5:1–11 ) iii. Second Controversy at the Temple ( 5:12– ) 1. The Apostles Heal Many ( 5:12–16 ) 2. The Apostles Arrested and Freed ( 5:17–23 ) 3. The Apostles before the Sanhedrin ( 5:24–32 ) 4. Gamaliel’s Advice ( 5:33–42 ) iv. Early Persecutions ( 6:1–8:3 ) 1. The Choosing of the Seven ( 6:1–7 ) 2. The Arrest of Stephen ( 6:8–15 ) 3. Stephen’s Defense ( 7:1–53 ) a. Patriarchal Narratives ( 7:1–19 ) i. The Call of Abraham ( 7:1–8 ) ii. Joseph Sold into Egypt ( 7:9–14 ) iii. Israel Oppressed in Egypt ( 7:15–19 ) b. Moses Narrative ( 7:20–38 ) i. The Birth and Adoption of Moses ( 7:20–22 ) ii. The Rejection and Flight of Moses ( 7:23–29 ) iii. The Call of Moses ( 7:30–38 ) c. The Rebellion of Israel ( 7:39–43 ) d. The Tabernacle of the Testimony ( 7:44–50 ) e. The Accused becomes the Accuser ( 7:51–53 ) 4. The Stoning of Stephen ( 7:54–60 ) 5. Saul Persecutes the Church ( 8:1–3 ) 3. Witnesses in Judea and Samaria ( 8:4–12:25 ) a. Philip’s Ministry ( 8:4–40 ) i. Philip Goes to Samaria ( 8:4–8 ) ii. Simon the Sorcerer ( 8:9–25 ) iii. Philip and the Ethiopian ( 8:26–40 ) b. Conversion of Saul of Tarsus ( 9:1–30 ) i. The Road to Damascus ( 9:1–9 ) ii. Ananias Baptizes Saul ( 9:10–19 ) iii. Saul Preaches at Damascus ( 9:20–22 ) iv. The Escape from Damascus ( 9:23–25 ) v. Saul in Jerusalem ( 9:26–30 ) c. Peter’s Ministry ( 9:31–11:18 ) i. The Healing of Aeneas ( 9:31–35 ) ii. The Raising of Tabitha ( 9:36–43 ) iii. Cornelius, the God-Fearing Gentile ( 10:1–11:18 ) 1. Cornelius Sends for Peter ( 10:1–8 ) 2. Peter’s Vision ( 10:9–16 ) 3. Peter Called to Caesarea ( 10:17–23 ) 4. Peter Visits Cornelius ( 10:24–33 ) 5. Good News for Gentiles ( 10:34–43 ) 6. The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit ( 10:44–48 ) 7. Peter’s Report at Jerusalem ( 11:1–18 ) d. The Church at Antioch ( 11:19–30 ) e. Herod Persecutes the Church ( 12:1–25 ) i. James Killed, Peter Imprisoned ( 12:1–4 ) ii. The Rescue of Peter ( 12:5–19 ) iii. The Death of Herod ( 12:20–25 ) 4. Witnesses to the Ends of the Earth ( 13:1–28:31 ) a. Paul’s First Missionary Journey to Asia Minor ( 13:1–14:28 ) i. The Journey Begins ( 13:1–3 ) ii. On Cyprus ( 13:4–12 ) iii. In Pisidian Antioch ( 13:13–52 ) iv. At Iconium ( 14:1–7 ) v. In Lystra and Derbe ( 14:8–20 ) vi. The Return to Pisidian Antioch ( 14:21–25 ) vii. The Report to the Church at Antioch ( 14:26–28 ) b. The Jerusalem Council ( 15:1–35 ) i. The Dispute over Circumcision ( 15:1–6 ) ii. Peter, Barnabas, and Paul Make Their Arguments ( 15:7–12 ) iii. James, the Brother of Jesus, Makes the Ruling ( 15:13–29 ) 1. The Fallen Tent of David ( 15:13–18 ) 2. The Four Things ( 15:19–21 ) 3. The Letter to the Gentile Believers ( 15:22–29 ) iv. The Believers at Antioch Rejoice ( 15:30–35 ) c. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey to Asia Minor and Greece ( 15:36–18:22 ) i. Division between Paul and Barnabas ( 15:36–41 ) ii. Timothy Joins Paul and Silas ( 16:1–5 ) iii. Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian ( 16:6–10 ) iv. Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi ( 16:11–15 ) v. Persecution on the Road ( 16:16–40 ) 1. The Girl with a Spirit of Divination ( 16:16–21 ) 2. Paul and Silas Imprisoned ( 16:22–24 ) 3. The Conversion of the Jailer ( 16:25–34 ) 4. An Official Apology ( 16:35–40 ) vi. The Uproar in Thessalonica ( 17:1–9 ) vii. The Character of the Bereans ( 17:10–15 ) viii. In Athens ( 17:16–34 ) 1. The Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers ( 17:16–21 ) 2. Paul’s Address in the Areopagus ( 17:22–34 ) ix. In Corinth ( 18:1–11 ) x. Paul before Gallio ( 18:12–17 ) xi. Paul Returns to Antioch ( 18:18–22 ) d. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey to Asia Minor and Greece ( 18:23–20:38 ) i. Apollos ( 18:23–28 ) ii. In Ephesus ( 19:1–41 ) 1. The Holy Spirit Received ( 19:1–7 ) 2. Paul Ministers ( 19:8–12 ) 3. The Sons of Sceva ( 19:13–20 ) 4. The Riot ( 19:21–41 ) iii. Paul in Macedonia and Greece ( 20:1–6 ) iv. Eutychus Revived at Troas ( 20:7–12 ) v. From Troas to Miletus ( 20:13–16 ) vi. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians ( 20:17–38 ) e. Paul Travels to Jerusalem ( 21:1–22:30 ) i. The Journey to Jerusalem ( 21:1–7 ) ii. Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist ( 21:8–16 ) iii. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem ( 21:17–26 ) iv. Paul Seized at the Temple ( 21:27–36 ) v. Paul Addresses the Crowd ( 21:37–22:30 ) 1. Permission to Speak ( 21:37–40 ) 2. Paul’s Defense to the Crowd ( 22:1–21 ) 3. Paul the Roman Citizen ( 22:22–30 ) f. Paul on Trial ( 23:1–26:32 ) i. Paul before the Sanhedrin ( 23:1–22 ) 1. On Trial for the Hope in the Resurrection of the Dead ( 23:1–11 ) 2. The Plot to Kill Paul ( 23:12–22 ) ii. Paul before Felix ( 23:23–24:27 ) 1. Paul Sent to Felix ( 23:23–35 ) 2. Tertullus Prosecutes Paul ( 24:1–9 ) 3. Paul’s Defense to Felix ( 24:10–21 ) 4. The Verdict Postposed ( 24:22–27 ) iii. Paul before Festus ( 25:1–22 ) 1. Paul’s Trial ( 25:1–9 ) 2. Paul Appeals to Caesar ( 25:10–12 ) 3. Festus Consults Agrippa ( 25:13–22 ) iv. Paul before Agrippa ( 25:23–26:32 ) 1. Agrippa and Bernice Arrive ( 25:23–27 ) 2. Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa ( 26:1–23 ) 3. Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defense ( 26:24–32 ) g. Paul Travels to Rome ( 27:1–28:31 ) i. The Journey ( 27:1–28:15 ) 1. Sailing to Rome ( 27:1–12 ) 2. The Storm at Sea ( 27:13–26 ) 3. The Shipwreck ( 27:27–44 ) 4. Ashore on Malta ( 28:1–10 ) 5. Paul Arrives in Italy ( 28:11–15 ) ii. Paul Preaches at Rome ( 28:16–31 ) |
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