The new year is upon us. What did you think New Year’s morning? While you waited for the bells and whistles that sounded the beginning of a new year, or while you slept away the waning hours of the old year and slept through the dawning hours of the first day of the new year, […]
Our Bible is a wonderful book! Consider its form. It contains two large divisions: the Old and New Testaments. Each of those main divisions consists of several sub-divisions, books. There are 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books, for a total of 66; and yet they form one Bible, with one central message, […]
I. The Voyage and Shipwreck. Chapter 27. A. First Stage – top Fair Havens: 27:1-8 1. Who is included in “we”, vs. 1? a. When was this “we” narrative dropped previously? b. Why is it resumed now? c. Did Aristarchus make the whole journey or was he on his way home? cf. Col. 4:10 and […]
III. Paul Before Festus and Agrippa, 25:13 to 26:32 A. Occasion, 25:13-22 1. Who came to visit Caesar’s new representative, Festus, at Caesarea? a. Who was Agrippa? Where was he king? What was his character and reputation? b. Who was Bernice? What relation was she to Agrippa? What was her character and reputation? c. What […]
B. Paul’s Defense before Felix, 24:10-21 1. How does Paul begin his speech? a. Is this the same type of idle flattery as Tertullus used? b. Is it merely a polite form of addressing one in authority? c. Or does Paul truly mean this, pointing to a reason why he might properly expect a fair […]
IV. At Jerusalem (continued) E. The Lord Appears to Paul by Night, 23:11 1. Who appeared to Paul at this time? a. How must this appearance be understood? 1) Was it an appearance like the appearances to the disciples during the 40 days after the resurrection? 2) Or was it a vision or dream in […]
IV. At Jerusalem, 21:17 to 23:30 (continued) B. Paul’s Defense before the Mob, 22:1-23 1. How does Paul establish himself as a genuine and loyal Jew? 1-6 a. How does he address his audience? vs. 1 b. In what language does he speak? What effect does this have? c. How does he introduce himself? Vs. […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (continued) III. The Journey to Jerusalem, 20:7 – 21:16 (continued) D. From Miletus to Tyre, 21:1-6 1. Trace Paul’s journey from Miletus to Tyre, vss. 1-2 a. Did Paul travel in a small ship that hugged the coast, or did he travel in a large merchant […]
The Book of Acts: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (continued) III. The Journey to Jerusalem, 20:7 – 21:16 (continued) B. To Miletus: 20:13-16 1. How did Paul’s companions travel from Troas? 2. How did Paul leave Troas? Why? How is it that Paul could travel more quickly afoot? 3. Where did they meet? 4. Trace their […]
The book of Acts: Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (continued) II. From Ephesus to Macedonia and Greece, 19:21 – 20:6. A. Paul plans to leave Ephesus, 19:21, 22. 1. What is meant by “purposed in the spirit”? 2. Where did Paul purpose to go from Ephesus? a. Why did he want to go to Macedonia and […]