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- Audio discussions related to part 4:
- Why are the summary statements in Acts so important?
- Is the book of Acts a success story?
Lesson Outline >Click to load audio
- Introduction
Rhetorical Strategy
• Stated Purpose
- º Historical Account
º Gospel Message
- • Reliance on Authority
º Words
- º Deeds
• Structural Pattern
º Summary Statements
º Church Growth
- Content
• Jerusalem
• Judea and Samaria
- • Ends of the Earth
º Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch
º Cyprus, Phrygia, and Galatia
- º Asia, Macedonia, and Achaia
º Rome
- Modern Application
• Literary Character
º Selective
º Episodic
- º Implicit
- • Discontinuities
º Different Time
º Different Circumstances
- • Continuities
º Same God
º Same Goal
º Same Gospel
- Conclusion