Followers of Jesus were first called Christians in the city of .
Who was the first Apostle to be martyred for his faith?
According to Ger, Peter told the church at Mary’s house to tell James about his release. The James was
According to Ger, Timothy’s home town of Lystra was a center of Jewish activity for the area.
Per Ger, what city is called “the mother of Gentile Christianity”?
Ger states that “Christian” is the equivalent of “Messianic.”
According to Ger, what role did John Mark play in the first missionary journey?
To whose home did Peter immediately go after the angel freed him from Herod’s prison?
According to Ger, what did James demonstrate in his speech at the Jerusalem council?
When Silas and Timothy joined Paul in Athens, he sent .
According to Ger, what was the issue that proved to Peter and the Jerusalem church leaders that God accepted Gentiles on an equal footing with Jews?
Ger holds that Paul’s preaching before the Areopagus was a dismal failure, showing that he should not have resorted to “human wisdom” in his attempt to evangelize the Athenians.
According to Ger, there was no synagogue in Philippi. How many Jewish men were needed to establish a synagogue?
Why did Paul get a hair cut in Cenchrea at the end of his second mission?
According to Ger, Lydia, the first convert in Europe, was
According to Fowler, what did the death of James say to the church?
According to Rasberry, was among those who unsuccesfully debated Stephen in the Synagogue of the Freedmen.
Rasberry states that Paul’s first recorded sermon focuses upon what?
Rasberry states that the Ethiopian eunuch, not Cornelius, was actually the first Gentile to be evangelized in Acts.
Fowler states that Acts 12 reminds us that each of us has his own part to play in the advancement of the kingdom.
Set 2
Rasberry refers to the essential content of the early church’s evangelistic message as
Which two men does Rasberry say Stephen emphasized in pointing out the Jews’ history of rejecting God’s chosen deliverers?
Fowler states that Acts 12 reminds us that each of us has his own part to play in the advancement of the kingdom.
Rasberry states that the Ethiopian eunuch, not Cornelius, was actually the first Gentile to be evangelized in Acts.
Rasberry states that Paul’s first recorded sermon focuses upon what?
According to Ger, when Paul and Barnabas arrived in Psidian Antioch, where was the first place they went?
Who was the first Apostle to be martyred for his faith?
Peter’s deliverance from jail in Acts 12 occurs the night before his intended execution
Per Ger, Paul’s famine relief visit to Jerusalem corresponds to the visit he describes in Galatians 2:1-10.
How long does Ger think Barnabas ministered in Antioch before fetching Saul to join him there?
Per Ger, what city is called “the mother of Gentile Christianity”?
According to Ger, what happened to the soldiers who were to guard Peter while he was in prison?
According to Ger, there is every evidence in the biblical context that the term Christian was originally intended to be derogatory or pejorative.
aving Philippi because they were eager to preach in a city with a substantial Jewish community
Ger says that the four prohibitions the Jerusalem Council asked Gentile believers to observe were a sort of compromise with the Judaizers in order to maintain peace in the church.
Ger holds that Paul’s preaching before the Areopagus was a dismal failure, showing that he should not have resorted to “human wisdom” in his attempt to evangelize the Athenians.
According to Ger, what was the issue that proved to Peter and the Jerusalem church leaders that God accepted Gentiles on an equal footing with Jews?
According to Ger, the central issue in the Acts 15 Jerusalem council debate was
According to Ger, what did James demonstrate in his speech at the Jerusalem council?
Why did Paul get a hair cut in Cenchrea at the end of his second mission?
Set 3
Peter’s deliverance from jail in Acts 12 occurs the night before his intended execution
According to Ger, what happened to the soldiers who were to guard Peter while he was in prison?
According to Ger, the response of the servant-girl, Rhoda, and the other believers that Peter’s angel was at the door is scriptural proof that we all have a guardian angel.
According to Ger, Paul would usually go to the __________ when he entered a city.
How long does Ger think Barnabas ministered in Antioch before fetching Saul to join him there?
Who warned Antioch church of a coming famine that led them to send a famine relief offering to the church in Jerusalem?
Who was the first Apostle to be martyred for his faith?
Per Ger, Paul’s famine relief visit to Jerusalem corresponds to the visit he describes in Galatians 2:1-10.
Rasberry states that Paul’s first recorded sermon focuses upon what?
According to Rasberry, ________ was among those who unsuccesfully debated Stephen in the Synagogue of the Freedmen.
Which two men does Rasberry say Stephen emphasized in pointing out the Jews’ history of rejecting God’s chosen deliverers?
Rasberry refers to the essential content of the early church’s evangelistic message as ____________.
Rasberry says that the stipulations the Jerusalem Council asked of Gentile converts were concessions to the “weaker brother” for the sake of preserving fellowship.
According to Ger, in which city did Luke join Paul on his missionary journey?
When Silas and Timothy joined Paul in Athens, he sent _______________.
According to Ger, there was no synagogue in Philippi. How many Jewish men were needed to establish a synagogue?
According to Ger, the central issue in the Acts 15 Jerusalem council debate was _____.
We can date with assurance Paul’s ministry in Corinth because we know when Gallio, before whom Paul was charged, served as governor there.
According to Ger, what was the issue that proved to Peter and the Jerusalem church leaders that God accepted Gentiles on an equal footing with Jews?
In what city were the Jews of more noble or more open-minded in their response to the preaching of Paul?
Set 4
Rasberry states that the early church initially failed to follow the guidelines Jesus taught for conflict resolution in Matthew 18.
Rasberry states that Paul’s first recorded sermon focuses upon what?
According to Polhill, why is Acts 15:34 given in brackets or otherwise noted in most translations?
According to Polhill, when Paul and Barnabas arrived in Psidian Antioch, where was the first place they went?
Paul and Barnabas split company over the issue of _____.
According to Polhill, Paul accused the listeners in Athens of ignorance, a cardinal sin for them as philosophers.
What was Peter doing when God’s angel rescued him?
According to Polhill, there was no synagogue in Philippi. How many Jewish men were needed to establish a synagogue?
According to Polhill, how was the King Herod Agrippa I of Acts 12:1 related to the Herod the Great who killed the babies at the time of Jesus’ birth?
According to Polhill, Luke records an exhaustive account of all of Paul’s missionary activity.
According to Polhill, Paul’s pattern was to establish his work in major population centers.
According to Polhill, a child born of a Jewish mother and a Gentile father was considered to be
When Peter was placed in prison, what did the Church do in response?
Fowler states that the story of the first missionary journey has two bookends. What are they?
According to Polhill, the story of the death of Herod Agrippa was also recorded by
According to Polhill, what was the main issue in the requirements placed on Gentiles at the end of the Jerusalem Council?
According to Polhill, what was the turning point against Paul and Barnabas in Psidian Antioch?
In which city did Silas and Timothy join back up with Paul after parting from him because of the threat on his life, only to be immediately sent out again?
According to Polhill, Paul’s appearance at the Areopagus was a formal trial by the Athenian court. False
According to Polhill, Luke did something unusual in calling Paul and Barnabas “apostles” in Acts.
According to Polhill, Paul was mainly concerned with evangelism as his main goal on these mission trips. False
Apollos was a man of great enthusiasm for God but he lacked an understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures.
In what city did Paul have the “Macedonian Call” vision?
According to Polhill, the laying on of hands accompanied baptism as a regular occurrence in the early church.
According to Polhill, Timothy’s home town of Lystra was a center of Jewish activity for the area.
Who taught Apollos additional truth about Christianity?
According to Polhill, the church in Antioch laid hands on Paul and Barnabas, meaning that this occasion was