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A thorough study of the content, purposes, principles, and applications of Acts. The course emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in the Early Church and today. Attention is given to the geographical, numerical, cultural, and theological growth of the Church from Jerusalem to Rome. The journeys of Paul are examined as the background for his epistles.

Approaching Acts Analyze the title, author, and date of Acts. When Luke wrote this book, he did not call it Acts. About AD 150 believers began to call Luke’s book The Acts of the Apostles. Most of Acts tells of the ministries of the apostles Peter and Paul. (Acts chapters 1–12 focus on Peter’s ministry, and chapters 13–28 feature Paul’s.) Although Acts 1:13 lists all the apostles’ names, most are never mentioned again. After the first chapter, only Peter, James, John, and Paul are called
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