A Biblical Vision, Part II: Mastering the New Testament Witness to Christ

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A B i b l i ca l Vi s i on, Par t I I : Mas ter i ng the New Tes tament Wi tnes s to Chr i s t

3. The first miracle healing of the Church, and Peter’s appeal for faith in Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, ch. 3

4. Reprimands and persecution of the apostles by the Sanhedrin, ch. 4

5. The death of Ananias and Sapphira and the second persecution of the apostles, ch. 5

6. The appointment of the Deacons, and mention of Stephen, ch. 6

7. Summary statement of Frame 1 : Acts 6.7 – And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

B. Frame 2, 6.8-9.31: The Apostolic Witness to Jesus of Nazareth as the risen Lord and Messiah in all Judea and Samaria (Palestine)

1. Stephen’s address and martyrdom as the first Christian martyr, ch. 7

2. Extensive missionary activity of proclaiming Jesus as the risen Messiah, and the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch ( a son of Ham? ), ch. 8

3. The conversion of Saul of Tarsus ( a son of Shem? ), ch. 9

4. Summary statement of Frame 2 : Acts 9.31 – So the Church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the