A Bible Handbook to the Acts of the ApostlesMal Couch Mal Couch has combined the talents of numerous evangelical scholars to present an in-depth look at the major doctrinal themes and issues in the Book of Acts. This three-part work begins with a discussion of the major theological issues in the Book of Acts. The second section explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The third section presents a verse-by-verse handbook to Acts; discussing the background and significance of the people, places, and events. Contributors to this work are Paul Benware, Mal Couch, Thomas Figart, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Robert Lightner, Steven McAvoy, Russell Penny, and J. Randall Price.Contributors are well-known and respected theologians from across the countryIncludes numerous charts and mapsDeals with a pivotal book in the Bible |
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... Ephesus ......... 20. Travels Through Greece and Asia Minor 21. Return to Jerusalem ; the Arrest of Paul ................ 22. Paul's Defense Before the Jerusalem Crowd 23. Paul Before the Sanhedrin ; Journey to Caesarea 24. Paul's ...
... Ephesus to Rome . The value of the book lies in several areas : spiritual ( it provides many spiritual lessons , chief among them deals with the issue of how one should respond to persecution ) ; historical ( early Church history ) ...
... Ephesus , the town clerk of Ephesus , Felix , Festus , and Agrippa ) . Fourth is an eschatological purpose — the development of the mystery of the kingdom program . In Matthew 13 , Jesus introduced the mystery kingdom as a new facet of ...
... Ephesus and gave the qualifications for one who would be a deacon in the church ( 1 Tim . 3 : 8-13 ) . These letters were written in the early 60s and indicate that the position of the deacon was well known and well established in the ...
... Ephesus , " for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public , demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ " ( 18:28 ) . As the Jews at Pisidian Antioch resist the message of Paul and Barnabas , the apostles quote the great ...
Contents
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The Theology and Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts | 119 |
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A VersebyVerse Background Guide to the Book of Acts | 177 |
The First Organized Official Persecution | 227 |
Problems in the Church Persecution Outside | 241 |
The Selection of Deacons Stephen Before the Sanhedrin | 253 |
Stephens Sermon and Martyrdom | 259 |
The Ministry at Ephesus | 354 |
Travels Through Greece and Asia Minor | 361 |
Return to Jerusalem the Arrest of Paul | 368 |
Pauls Defense Before the Jerusalem Crowd | 374 |
Paul Before the Sanhedrin Journey to Caesarea | 378 |
Pauls Address Before Felix | 381 |
Pauls Testimony Before Festus | 385 |
Pauls Defense Before Agrippa | 388 |
The Conversion of Saul Sauls Journey to Jerusalem | 270 |
Peter and the First Gentile Conversions | 281 |
The Gentile Witness Controversy Saul and the Antioch Church | 287 |
Increasing Persecution and the Death of Herod | 297 |
First Missionary Journey Paul at Pisidian Antioch | 309 |
Outreach to Iconium Lystra and Derbe Return to Antioch | 312 |
The Jerusalem Council Second Missionary Journey | 317 |
The Gospel in Macedonia the Ministry at Philippi | 323 |
The Ministry at Thessalonica Berea and Athens | 334 |
The Ministry at Corinth Third Missionary Journey | 343 |
Pauls Journey to Rome | 390 |
Pauls Arrival at Rome Meetings with the Roman Jews | 395 |
Appendixes | 401 |
Timelines Acts 128 | 403 |
The Laying on of Hands in the Old Testament and the Gospels | 405 |
The Sign Gifts | 412 |
Progressive Dispensationalism and the Book of Acts | 417 |
Endnotes | 425 |