Paul's travels in the book of acts study

Mar 18, 2020 from the book of acts, we find that luke was a colaborer with paul throughout his missionary travels. Apostle paul passionate discipleship, a free email. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. From the perspective of the book of acts as a whole, chapter 20 marks an important transition in pauls life. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Chronology of apostle paul s journeys and epistles matthew mcgee. Note that new testament teachers effectively used illustrations and visual. The need for the study the study of lukeacts has received considerable attention over the last thirty or more years. Studies in acts chapters 1 3 by francis dixon study verses. Barnabas travels to tarsus in order to seek saul acts 11. Below is a comprehensive list of biblical places linked or related to the apostle paul s life and ministry. In many ways acts is the most exciting book in the new testament because it is full of movement and interest. Each place is located on a map and then we note the people and events associated with that place.

A list of sermons in the book of acts leadership resources. The book of acts confirmed that what jesus taught and practiced was indeed taught and practiced by the apostles and the early church. Luke wrote mainly about the ministry of the apostle paul and included a few records about peter and the other apostles. Apostle pauls timeline study resources blue letter bible. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. As such, ramsay believes that the author of acts has attained a superior mark of historical accuracy and literary trustworthiness. These changes would indicate that the author was one of pauls traveling com.

A chronological study harmonizing the book of acts with pauls epistles this material is from, a web site containing sermon outlines and bible studies by mark a. In jerusalem paul had a meeting with james and the elders acts 21. Studies have brought to light questions regarding redaction criticism and lukes use of sources,1 the reliability of luke as a historian and the relation of acts to pauls letters and travels,2 the textual problems in this twovolume work as well as the theology of lukeacts. We look at the places mentioned in acts, taking them in alphabetical order. The book of actspauls later travels by mario seiglie thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Written by jefferson white, an independent scholar, this short book is a detailed, yet accessible, examination of that evidence. Historians believe that the author of acts did not have access to any of paul s letters. The apostle paul is an amazing individual who influenced christianity more than any other person short of jesus christ. But it is here, in our text, that i see paul as a very wise man in practical matters, a man who is a leader of men, and whose counsel is taken seriously because he knows what he. Paul the traveler and the roman citizen contains an excellent study of the book of acts as well as of paul s life and travels in first century asia, greece, and rome. What did paul and barnabas do on their return trip. Creator of veggie tales phil vischer and the cast of buck denver asks.

The acts of the apostles this is correct, though it mostly tells us of the acts of two apostles. Book of acts bible study notes pastor steve bolewine pastor steve acts bible study lesson 21. As mentioned in the origin of the bible, the book of acts is actually a letter written to theophilus by luke, the doctor who accompanied paul on his latter missionary journeys and used his medical training to carefully record what paul and the other apostles said and did as inspired by god. Introduction when i come to acts chapter 27, it is like a breath of fresh air to me. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Updated posters for paul in acts i have been updating all my posters that i use teaching paul when we study the book of acts. Bible study of acts join us for an inspiring study on. Paul travels to jerusalem aug 8, 2014 page 5 we read a little bit about phillip back in acts ch. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. A major figure in the book of acts and the new testament is the apostle paul. Acts 20 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 20 in plain english.

Then he was imprisoned in palestine for a couple years, transported under guard via ship to rome a journey that included a shipwreck on malta, and spent a couple more years under house arrest in rome. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. Yes, according to acts, paul embarked on three missionary journeys. One piece of evidence suggesting this is that acts never directly quotes from the pauline epistles. Book of acts bible study notes pastor steve bolewine. The apostle spends at least eighteen months there acts 18. It is useful to make some preliminary points on acts in order to highlight the importance of this book in the new testament. The ephesian scripts after visiting corinth paul began his return journey to jerusalem by way of ephesus, an important city of asia minor. It describes the coming of the holy spirit at pentecost in acts 2, the spread of the gospel outside of jerusalem in acts 8 and to the gentiles in acts 10, how the church made decisions in regards to doctrine acts 15, and more. Acts is not a complete record of everything that happened in the church after the saviors ascension. Luke is the writer, as he states in his introduction v. As saul travels to damascus to carry out his plan to clean up their synagogues, something completely unexpected happens that will change not only his life but the lives of billions in the future. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use.

The book of acts demonstrates jesus christs promise and his commission to the church being fulfilled. The book of acts demonstrates jesus christ s promise and his commission to the church being fulfilled. The acts of the apostles, or simply the acts, is the second part to the gospel of luke in the new testament. Paul selected him to be a traveling companion when the apostle passed back through the region on his second missionary campaign acts 16. Davidistre abstract% thistrainingcoursestudiesthe book ofacts toprovideinsightintotheway theearlychurchworkedand. Luke wrote of the acts of the 12 apostles from acts 112, then of paul and others from acts 28. I have always looked upon the apostle paul as a godly man, a zealous servant of jesus christ, and a powerful preacher of the gospel. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Barnabas and paul separated over a disagreement acts 15.

Peter, whose ministry was to the jews and whose great word was. In this article we conclude our discussion of the book of acts by covering pauls trips to ephesus, jerusalem and rome. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. Timothys wide range of movements can be seen in the book of acts, together with references in pauls letters. The book of acts gives a unique glimpse into the life and practice of the early church. They request a trial in jerusalem where they intending to ambush paul and kill him. Timeline of the apostle paul includes the year, the life of paul, the books written, and historical. Stephen was one of the first deacons or leaders in the early new testament church acts 6.

Preparations for worldwide witnessing, jesus ascension, outpouring of holy spirit, persecution of disciples, sauls conversion, paul and barnabas, missionary tours. Our approach will be a chronological study of his life, using the book of acts as the backbone, and incorporating biographical elements from paul s letters. I reserve the exclusive right to make changes to this study course e. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. The book of actspauls later travels bible and archaeology. Some of the more helpful dates in studying the events in pauls ministry are the. As with peter see chart 6, the book of acts contains seven speeches of the apostle paul. Patmos john was a prisoner on this island when he received the visions now contained in the book of revelation. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Why did paul and barnabas gather the church together.

Acts facts people, places, and verse by verse study. The recipient of the book, theophilus, is the same person addressed in the first volume, the gospel of luke see introduction to luke. Acts of the apostles 4 imprisonment in rome are 6062 a. Our study of the places in the book of acts requires a supplemental summary of the journeys and periods of the apostle paul. The new testament delineates at least fifty cities visited during his at least five major travels or missionary journeys. This aristarchus is the same one mentioned in chapter 19.

Sir william ramsay, after making a critical study of lukes writings, declared that luke was the greatest historian, ancient or modern. The characteristics of genuine salvation as displayed in pauls damascus road experience. Pauls journeys missionary journeys and journey to rome. Apostle pauls journeys after conversion map bible study. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. Pauls release from prison and further travels, 6366.

The book of acts records three of pauls missionary journeys by which the church was established, the people of god, the christians who would change the world. Purpose of the book as indicated previously, the original purpose of both the gospel and acts may have been to assist. In 122 verses, paul addresses jews in antioch, jerusalem, and rome. But he did not start off as a hero to the church of god, but rather a villain. The apostle paul i make no personal claim to the word or work of god, any or all of this book may be copied and freely distributed. The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke. Dec 02, 2015 follow paul on his journeys from acts to 28. Although he tries to get to know other converted people in jerusalem, the brethren are suspicious of him and stay away acts 9. He demonstrated the transition from the life and teachings of jesus to the life and teachings of the church.

From jerusalem paul went overland to revisit the churches in lystra and iconium. Although approximately half of acts deals with paul s life and works, the book of acts does not refer to paul writing letters. Have the children read these chapters and fill in a tell it your way worksheet as they read. As a result of such a reconstruction, perhaps we ought to start talking about pauls fourth missionary journey. Acts in the picture study bible the book of acts with. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. Paul offered the gospel to israel, then to the gentiles.

Acts chapter 27 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. These include scriptures for each that state they were. We talked about how hard it was to travel in pauls time, without a car, plane, etc. Mar 10, 2020 bsf study questions acts lesson 26, day 3. Jan 05, 2010 paul s travels shares the story of paul from the new testament. Jan 24, 2001 evidence and paul s journeys is an in depth survey of the historical evidence surrounding the travels of the apostle paul. Thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural, historical and geographical background material that supports the biblical account of pauls trips through the mediterranean world. Study 1 going through the book of acts words of life. An understanding of the chronological order of events in paul s ministry can be very valuable as a tool for the study of acts and paul s epistles. But it came to pass while he was journeying, as he drew near to damascus, that suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him. Each study is designed to first teach the leaders the passage and then provide them with questions they can use to lead their group through a process of selfdiscovered learning. Traditionally, paul is said to have made three missionary journeys, plus a fourth journey to rome. Below is a chart with a proposed chronology based upon internal evidence of the scripture in relationship to the history book of acts. What can we learn and apply from the book of acts today.

The first journey, acts 14 for which paul and barnabas were commissioned by the antioch community, and led initially by barnabas, took barnabas and paul from antioch to cyprus then into southern asia minor anatolia, and finally returning to antioch. To guide a student in the study of paul s transformation, instruct him to locate acts chapters 7, 9, 22, and 26 in the bible. Aristarchus never lost contact with paul while he was imprisoned and neither did luke. He was saved on paul s first missionary journey to thessalonica. Paul was caused trouble by those jews who opposed christianity acts 21. Davidistre abstract% thistrainingcoursestudiesthebook ofacts toprovideinsightintotheway theearlychurchworkedand. Paul, on his third mission, taught in ephesus for two years, converting many people acts 19. Acts 24 previously, paul was arrested, almost flogged, allowed to make a defense before the council, bound over for trial before the governor and then transported to caesarea after a. Jesus tells paul that he will bear witness of him in rome the plot against pauls life acts 23. When i received evidence and paul s journeys in the mail, i planned on skimming it for a minute or two and putting it on the shelf.

Being in danger from the jews, he is rescued by the romans. There are enough biblical and historical hints floating around to allow us to reconstruct some of what happened next. Saul paul is an official witnesses of stephens death, after. We know from acts 20 as well as a number of other texts in the new testament that paul didnt demand that other christians take care of him. Thanks to the modern tools of archaeology, researchers have found much cultural, historical and geographical background material that supports the biblical account of paul s trips through the mediterranean world. The book of acts tells mainly about the ministry of paul, beginning just after the resurrection of jesus christ and ending about a. Both were probably written by luke, an early christian who traveled with the apostle paul. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. We know that each book was inspired by god, written by paul, and faithfully preserved in the church throughout history. Pauls missionary journeys and journey to rome simply bible.

That is where the book of acts ends, but it is not the end of the story. The author of acts arranges pauls travels into three separate journeys. Paul and barnabas were persecuted and expelled acts. An understanding of the chronological order of events in pauls ministry can be very valuable as a tool for the study of acts and pauls epistles. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. Told from paul s point of view, this book follows all four of paul s journeys through asia and southern europe. A chronology of the book of acts resource publications. Pauls journeys after conversion large map bible study. The study of paul s conversion is a good subject for children in upper elementary through middle school. The book encouraged my soul, not only about the historical facticity of the book of acts, but also in making the events vivid and real. But beyond this, paul was skilled and useful in earthly matters. Paul undoubtedly had multiple reasons for writing, all coming out of this supreme concern for the flock from which he had been separated.

It is noted which are clearly understood and which are. Jan 20, 2001 in this article we conclude our discussion of the book of acts by covering pauls trips to ephesus, jerusalem and rome. It was after timothy and silvanus rejoined paul in corinth acts 18. Paul traveled over 0 miles proclaiming the gospel of jesus christ. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the. Pauls financial support by steve walton corinth is a key center for pauls missionary activity in the book of acts. On this trip paul had a dream calling him to bring the gospel to macedonia. Chronology of apostle pauls journeys and epistles matthew mcgee. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time.

If the book was just before or after pauls release, then it was likely written around 63 a. Paul was a great preacher and teacher, as the book of acts makes abundantly clear. Acts is the last book in the new testament that tells a story. Though the disciples pled with him, paul remained determined to go to jerusalem. Throughout the latter portion of acts, luke makes it clear, by using the words, we, us, and our, that he was present with him on several occasions.