ACTS FINAL

Alexander the Great

Founded Alexandria; father honored in Philippi

Cassander

Founded Thessalonica 315BC

Ptolemy 2

Commissioned Septuagint translation

Claudius

Roman emperor known for citizenship; Felix freed from his house

Timothy

Father was Greek; raised in a mixed ethnic household

Tertullus

Pro orator who falsely accused Paul

Agabus

Prophesied Paul’s arrest

Drusilla

Jewish wife of Felix

Dionysius

Greek convert; first pastor in Athens

Philippi

Named after Phillip 2 of Macedon ; Alexander’s father

Alexandra

Founded 323BC by Alexander the Great

Via Egnatia

Main road used by Paul during his second missionary journey

Aeropagus

Where Paul was dragged in Athens

Athens

Famous for acropolis and temples

Thessalonica

Named by cassander; known for noble bereans in contrast to Thessalonians Jews

Judaizers Argument

Gentiles must be circumcised or forfeit resurrection and glorified bodies

Turning to gentiles

Paul’s outreach was a localized not universal rejection of Jews

Book of acts ending

Ends abruptly because the book of acts continues today

Spirit outpouring

Requires a heart cleansed by faith (Acts 15:9)

Church leadership

Elders were elected by local congregants

Apollo

Associated with fortune telling (Acts 16)

Aphrodite

Worshipped in Corinth

Hermes

Paul was mistaken for Hermes because he was the chief speaker

Corinthianize

Greek term meaning to act with extreme sexual immorality

Epicureans

Believed nature is the source of truth via sensations and feelings

Pilgrimage feasts

Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles

Synagogue requirement

Minimum of 10 Jewish men

Septuagint

Greek translation of the ot commissioned by Ptolemy 2

Paul’s pattern

Always went to the Jews first when entering a city

Ephesus riot

Caused by opposition to Paul’s teaching; economic threats to idol makers

Paul’s arrest

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Eutychus

Means good luck; fell asleep and died during Paul’s sermon

Priscilla + Aquila

Explained God more clearly to Apollos; Priscilla listed first due to her gifting

Seven sons of sceva

Jewish exorcists attacked by a demon possessed man

Paul stoned in lystra

Thought to be dead but survived

Paul’s purification

Completed ceremonial rites including shaving his head

Acts 14:14

Paul and Barbara tear their clothes out of horror at blasphemy

Acts 15:21

James says Moses is preached every sabbath in synagogues

Acts 16

Slave girls spirit tied to Apollo

Acts 19-20

Ephesus uproar over idol sales; Paul’s extended stay

Roman citizenship

Paul was born a citizen; Claudius sold citizenship

Felix + Festus

Roman officials; interacted with Paul

Felix married to

Drusilla a jewess

Festus + Pliny the younger referred to Christianity as

A superstition

Egyptian insurrectionist

Roman commander thought Paul was this

Short answer: what caused uproar in Ephesus and what were the results?

(Acts 19:8-20:3) highlight economic threat posed by Paul’s message to the idol making industry, the crowd stirred up by Demetrius the silversmith, and the eventual quelling of the riot by the city clerk