Color map map of the new testament world this map reveals the nations within the ancient world during the first century a. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it howson. Timeline of acts year ad event acts 30 the ascension acts 1 30 matthias chosen by lot acts 1. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. Several years later luke had finished off the book with the documentation of the roman attack on jerusalem to suppress the jewish revolt got, n. The main issues revolve around whether he is a man perhaps a greek official for whom lukeacts is an apologetic for the gospel or a kind of generic. In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24.
They continued to preach, and the church at antioch. Jesus resurrection lies at the heart of the apostles preaching throughout the book of acts. D in the church of christ pdf chart sermons by steve hudgins. Departs with barnabas to derbe, preaching the gospel acts 14. We have now ascertained the dating of the acts so far as its main outlines are concerned, namely a. Since the book of acts is the continuation of the gospel account of all jesus began to do and teach, it catalogs what. Charts show how that personality, style, and structure play out, and they are a great way to gain understanding of the flow and meaning of scripture. Wherever we have a difference of opinion on some minor details, we. The dispersion of the jerusalem church and the beginning of evangelism.
Gospel preached in jerusalem apostles compile jesus teachings acts 5 and 6. Bible class books old and new testament the church of. Acts 2 ad 70 romans destroy the jewish temple as jesus prophesied would happen lk. If the book was just before or after pauls release, then it was likely written around 63 a. This supplies a fairly approximate date for the journey of barnabas and saul to jerusalem as a. Approximate chronology of the acts regarding the chronology of acts, henry halley writes in his book, halleys bible handbook, there are not enough data given to form an exact chronology, but sufficient to approximate most of the dates. James, peter and john confirm pauls gospel, and titus is not compelled to be. The importance of the book of acts liberty university. A chronology of the book of acts resource publications. Timeline of the book of acts dates reference events books written historical events roman emperors c. The book of acts is the record of that commission beingcarried out. Acts of the apostles 4 imprisonment in rome are 6062 a. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. New testament completed most of new testament completed during this time 627570 jeremiah ministers to judah 2 ki.
Chronology of acts and the epistles lists the events, the reference, and the year. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what. Ward gasque, the historical value of the book of acts, the evangelical quarterly 41 1969. Events in acts and other new testament books are placed in harmony. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. Jesus followers received the holy spirit on pentecost and became filled and equipped to spread the good news that would restore gods kingdom over the world. Some characters arent that important to the story, but are included anyway like timothy and philip. Acts furnishes a ladder on which to place the epistles. Bible charts are helpful in understanding the big picture of a book or concept. Although all the themes in the graphic above are integral to the proclamation of the good news, the message of the risen jesus is the single theme that appears in every recorded gospel explanation in the book and is clearly is the motivation that drives them to boldly proclaim.
Several questions can be answered from the first 2. I threw them in as a way to give more context to the other characters. A series of daily bible readings and drills from the new testament book of john to be used in youth classes, as a daily devotional or as an aid in home schools for including bible reading in the curriculum pdf file size. Its narrative supplies a bridge connecting the life and ministry of jesus to the life of the church and the witness of the earliest believers. Acts is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. The new testament without acts leaves a great, yawning gap. According to the book of acts, after his shipwreck on the island of malta acts 28 he came to italy and was put on house arrest for two years acts 28. The initial question regards the identity of theophilus, the one for whom the book is written. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts. It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel. Continuation of evangelism outside jerusalem conversion of cornelius. For an extensive timeline of the events in acts of the apostles, see below. The book of acts suggests that one person wrote both the gospel of luke and the book of acts.
Standing between the gospels and the epistles, the book of acts is a bridge between the life of jesus and the ministry of the apostle paul. Charts about the book of acts charts about the book of proverbs bible timelines davids misc charts omar garcias charts blue letter bible charts bible texts and helps other bible chart sites over charts from a th. Firsts in the book of acts barnes bible charts coming of the holy spirit acts 2 establishment of the church acts 2 1st gospel sermon preached acts 2 1st baptism in the name of christ acts 2 1st worship in the new testament church acts 2. God added to their number daily tiberius is emperor of rome 31 acts 34. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Timeline of the book of acts from the bible generation word. Since the book of acts is the continuation of the gospel account of all jesus began to do and teach, it catalogs what jesus continued to do and teach through the holy spirit. Acts 3 4 the lame man healed peters message added to the church peter and john before the sanhedrm the churchs response to persecution acts 5 the judgment of anamas and sapphlra demonstrations of power by the apostles o owed by persecution and imprisonment the apostles freed by an angel timeline of the early church period acts. Apostle pauls timeline study resources blue letter bible. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international. Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church. This is a great chart for learning the order of old testament events and their respective dates.
A chronological chart of the time, people and places in the acts of the apostles and letters of the apostle paul. Jerusalem council acts 15, and that paul wrote galatians before the. Here is a similar, and more streamlined, timeline from graeme goldsworthys fantastic book preaching the whole bible as christian scripture. Outline of the book with questions for each section. Old testament summary chart pdf no links new testament summary chart pdf no links basic history of israel pdf no links kukis homepage exegesis doctrines summary charts of books the gospels acts of the apostles the pauline epistles the general epistles the book of revelation charts, maps and timelines pauls lifetime timeline the church in.
At a certain point, the timeline would get cluttered. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The holy spirit inspired the authors of each book of the bible to write truth according to their personality and writing styles. The dispersion of the jerusalem church and the beginning of evangelism outside jerusalem the samaritans, the eunuch, 3334. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Well also attempt to date the nt books, the deaths of the 12 apostles the disciples minus judas, plus paul, and key events occurring in the roman empire that. Heres a simple timeline we could put together about the life of jesus before. Here are a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important. The book of acts provides a detailed, orderly, eyewitness account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of jesus christ. The beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church a chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1.