REL 491 - The Book of Acts, and the Early Christian Church
Week 4
Readings
- Acts, 15:1 - 18:23
- Textbook, pages 654-662
InterNet Links for this assignment
- Go here for Links for this week
- Other useful articles can be found by using the topics of the Questions in Search Engines such as GoodSearch
- Remember - always cite your sources
This Week's Report : One Essay and Five Biographies
- Discuss the Council of Jerusalem. What was the main reason for it to be called? What was Peter's argument for not requiring Gentiles to become circumcised? How did James (the "brother of the Lord") resolve the question? What might have been the consequences had this decision not been reached?
- Write a short (half-page) biography of Barnabas
- Write a short (half-page) biography of Silas
- Write a short (half-page) biography of Timothy
- Write a short (half-page) biography of either Priscilla or Aquila
- Write a short (half-page) biography of James (the "brother of the Lord")
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it as a .doc file as an attachment to an email message to the instructor.
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