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REL 103 - New Testament Survey

Report 6 : Acts

Please write your answers to the questions as a .txt text file (using NotePad), or in an MS Word document ( .doc file), SAVE THEM TO A DISKETTE, and email them as an attachment to rel103@yahoo.com, rel103@hellokitty.com, rel103@mail2world.com

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Please use all three addresses (in case any of the sites are having problems).
Please do not send essays or reports as Word Perfect Files or any type of file other than MSWord or text files.

NOTE : It is a good idea to prepare an answer page with a word processor and save it to a diskette in the A drive before sending your report - if the computer gives trouble you will still have the answers to send again.

Your Name & Email Address ?

A :

Write out your 6 "Key Verses" for this week's readings : Give chapter and verse, and write out the complete verse.

B :

  1. Why was Matthias counted as one of the 12 apostles
  2. What were the main points of the sermon which Peter preached in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. What was the result?
  3. How did Peter and John answer when the priests and rulers of the people told them not to preach in the name of Jesus.
  4. What advice did Gamaliel give to the Sanhedrin (Council of Elders) when they wanted to kill Peter and the other apostles
  5. Write an account of the ministry and martyrdom of Stephen
  6. Write an account of the events described in Acts, chapter 8, from the view-point of Philip. Write as if you were Philip telling the story to his daughters
  7. Write an account of the events described in Acts 9:1-31, from the view-point of Paul (Saul) Write as if you were writing to your sister back in Jerusalem
  8. Write an account of the events described in Acts 9:32-11:18, from the view-point of Peter. Write as if you were telling the story to a group of young children.
  9. How did Herod persecute the Christians, and what happened to him
  10. What are the main points of Paul's sermon in Pisidian Antioch, and what was the result
  11. What was the main topic which had to be addressed by the Council of Jerusalem, and how was it decided
  12. What was the cause of dissension between Paul and Barnabas, and how was it resolved
  13. Why were Paul and Silas thrown into prison in Philippi, and what happened subsequently
  14. Compare the Jews of Thessalonica with the Jews of Berea
  15. How did Priscilla and Aquila meet up with Apollos, and what was the result.
  16. How did the occult powers (evil spirits) react when Jewish exorcists tried to cast them out, and what was the result
  17. Who told Paul and the Romans about the plot by forty men to kill Paul
  18. What were the main points of Paul's defence before king Agrippa
  19. Write an account of the events described in Acts, chapters 27 & 28, from the view-point of Julius. Write as if you were telling the story to your grandchildren several years later.
  20. Using the text-book or the History Pages, identify :
    a) the Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus' birth
    b) the Roman Emperor at the time of the Crucifixion
    c) the Roman Emperor during most of the time of Paul's ministry
    d) the Roman Emperor to whom Paul appealed

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