It is the picture of one dragging men and women out of their homes and. The images are all colored and there is a depth of emotion here i was surprised to find in a kids book. Acts furnishes a ladder on which to place the epistles. Terms in this set 39 it can be said about followership that. Consequently, it gives us with a useful record of ways the church was able to expand and spread out from jerusalem throughout the entire roman empire. Luke, the author of the gospel of luke, was a doctor and gentile. This book was written by the same man who wrote the gospel of luke. Chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19. Godly men buried stephen and mourned deeply for him. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at jerusalem. We find them clearly evident in every chapter of acts. The first 12 chapters of the book of acts deal with peter, and the remainder of. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in jerusalem.
Acts concerns the very vital period in christian history between the resurrection of jesus and the death of the apostle paul, the time when christian ideas and beliefs were. The gospel is preached from jerusalem to all judea chapters 17 the gospel is preached in samaria chapter 8 the gospel is preached to the gentiles chapters 912 the gospel is preached to the ends of the earth chapters 28. Luke distinguishes between evil spirits and paralysis. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 8 o. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international.
With respect to ethical leadership, the issue in the. This book adds content from the previous book illustrated gospel and is appropriate for under 8 year olds. This man had gone to jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of isaiah the prophet. Acts chapter 8 kjv king james version o proud man, know ye not that the son of god chose ye that ye may live. In his book love is now, peter gilquist mentioned that he and several other friends were invited to speak to a group of ucla students. Grotius thinks the eunuch read it in the hebrew, but that luke takes the septuagint. In the old testament, moses laid hands on joshua to commission him numbers 27.
In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24. Chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 27 chapter 28. Then both philip and the eunuch went down into the water and philip baptized him. Jesus followers received the holy spirit on pentecost and became filled and equipped to spread the good news that would restore gods kingdom over the world. Work and christian identity acts 812 bible commentary.
It records the burial of stephen, the beginnings of christian. Acts of the apostles chapter eight objectives in studying this chapter 1 to note the spread of the gospel into judea and samaria, as foretold by jesus cf. Acts 28 after we were brought safely through, we then. Acts 8 king james version 1 and saul was consenting unto his death. The book of acts, which continues the narrative that luke began in his gospel, is especially important because it was the first written history of the christian church.
In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as. Acts 8 background information with maps and images picture study. The eunuch answered, i believe that jesus christ is the son of god. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Herod is struck dead by an angel of the lord and eaten by worms acts 12. It records the burial of stephen, the beginnings of christian persecution, and the spread of the gospel of jesus christ to the people of samaria and ethiopia. Acts chapter 8 questions for discussion the living.
The earlier persecutions of chapters 4 and 5 involved persecutions of the christian leaders, the apostles, by the jewish leaders, primarily the priests. Sssh the book of acts how can we learn to keep the reality, and promise, of the second coming always before us. They continued to preach, and the church at antioch. The adventures of the apostles, as recorded by saint luke in the new testament, are told for young readers with vibrant and expressive fourcolor, comicbook style illustrations. The chapter he was reading was the fiftythird of isaiah, two verses of which are here quoted v. This book, like the four gospels, is a history book. Acts 8 niv bible and saul approved of their killing. Prayer served a vital role in the life of the early church. Acts in the picture study bible the book of acts with. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9. The simple but engaging text begins where the illustrated gospel for children leaves off with pentecost, when the followers of jesus are transformed by the gifts of.
Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. Acts is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. This very short chapter narrates the preliminaries of stephens martyrdom, noting that it occurred following a period of great growth and prosperity for the new faith, that stephens rise to prominence was a result of his appointment as one of the seven chosen to administer the distribution of food to the needy, an appointment brought about by complaints of neglecting the grecian. The church expands into judea, galilee and samaria acts 8. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the sadducees, came upon them, 2. Each story takes up only 2 pages except pauls conversion, gospel voyages, and from jerusalem to rome. What opportunities do we have to share the gospel today. The transition is best illustrated by peters vision in which he heard a voice. That day a bitter persecution started against the church in jerusalem, and everyone except the apostles scattered to the country. Saul is confronted by the risen jesus, who identifies himself with the very community paul is persecuting acts 9. It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel.
David guzik commentary on acts 8 describes the persecution of the church. Acts chapter 8 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The book of acts is considered the only biblical book that chronicles the background of the church soon after jesuss ascension. The book could not have been written until after pauls imprisonment at rome, since it brings down the history to that event.
Acts cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Remember, philip and stephen had been chosen to serve tables acts 6. This persecution is much more severe, since it involves the laypeople and since it comes from the unrelenting hands of saul. Chapter 10 of the book of acts covers a kaleidoscope of christian teaching in the story of the conve. Acts 8 nlt saul was one of the witnesses, and he bible.
It conjures up a terrible picture of the persecutor as he went from house to house perhaps. Acts 8 in the picture study bible, with maps and background information on acts. The new testament without acts leaves a great, yawning gap. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. An illustrated reader that includes technical appendices one could say that the above says it all. The title of the book of acts comes from the greek word praxis, a word often used in.
The genre of the book of acts is narrative history with several sermons. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The name jesus in ancient hebrew text yeshua in first century hebrew text. Acts 8, new international version niv the bible app. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout judea and samaria. Acts 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them v. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at jerusalem. Verses 5 8 then philip went down to the city of samaria, and preached christ unto them. Chapter 4 proclaiming the risen lord acts after the four gospels comes a fifth book in the new testament which is called acts or the acts of the apostles. Acts chapter 8 commentary northwest college of the bible. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it howson. In the new testament, apostles laid hands on people to heal them matthew 9. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of.