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Repentance

Essential step in conversation

Philippi

Paul and Silas miraculously freed

Tacitus Annals

Roman historian who recorded Jesus crucifixion

Synagogues

Where Paul often began preaching

Conversation

Turning from sin to faith in Jesus

Apostle

One sent out to spread the Gospel

Cornelius

First Gentile convert; filled with Holy Spirit

Hellenist Jews

Greek speaking jews

Holy Spirit

Given to believers to empower witnesses

James

Brother of Jesus

Pliny the Younger

Roman official who sought guidance on dealing with Christians

Timothy

Mentored by Paul

Ephesus

Major center of teaching and miracles

Sanhedrin

Jewish ruling body that persecuted apostles

Luke

Physician and author of Acts

Pentecost

Day Holy Spirt descended on believers

Corinth

Paul stayed 18 months

Stephen

First Christian martyr

Speaking in Tongues

Sing of the Holy Spirt arrival

Trajan

Roman emperor who advised Pliny on how to treat Christians

Philip

Baptized the Ethiopian official

Peter

Leading apostle who preached bodly and opened the Gospel to Gentiles

The Way

Early name for the Christian movement

Paul

Persecrutor turned missionary

Apollos

Well-spoken Jewish teacher