Overview of the Acts of the Apostles Reading Responses

The Apostles ___ and ____ are featured in the Acts of the Apostles and are the leaders of the early Church.

• Peter, Paul

• Paul, James

• Jesus, Mary

• Peter, Luke

What helps the Apostles proudly and bravely continue to share the Good News about Jesus in spite of the dangers they faced?

• Holy Spirit

• Courage

• Wealth

• Faith

The last half of Acts describes two additional missionary journeys of Paul which included many of the cities where he later wrote his famous _____ to Thessalonica, Philippi, and Corinth.

• None of these.

• scroll

• speeches

• letters

After being sent to Rome for a trial, how does Paul’s journey conclude? Select all that apply.

• Sea journey to Rome and preached the Gospel there

• Stayed under house arrest for approximately 2 years and taught about Jesus

• After his acquittal, had more missionary trips

• Arrested again and had a second trial in Rome where he was eventually condemned to death

What was one of the main requirements for Gentiles who wished to convert to Christianity according to Jewish law?

• Avoid anything associated with idolatry

• Participate in Jewish rituals

• Donate to the church

• Learn Hebrew

The main focus of Acts is to chronicle the events in the early days of the ____.

• Holy Spirit

• healings

• Church

• ministry

Both arrested in Jerusalem. Predict their sufferings, gave final speeches, and accept martyrdom.

• How Paul and Jesus are different

• How the Holy Spirit empowered the Apostles

• How Jesus and Paul have parallels

• How Peter and Jesus are similar

The Council of Jerusalem decided that Gentiles have to follow all Jewish Law in order to become a Christian.

• True

• False

Reorder the transformation of Saul to Paul...

• On his journey to Damascus, a light from the sky flashed around him and he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?

• The Lord sends Ananias to Saul to tell Saul that he's been chosen by God.

• If Paul finds men or women who belonged to the Way, he hunts them down and brings them back to Jerusalem in chains.

• For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.

• Scales fall from Saul's eyes, he's baptized, and he begins to proclaim Jesus!

What important vision does Peter experience in the missions to Judea and Samaria?

• To flee to Egypt because the Apostles are being persecuted.

• Instructions to baptize a Gentile, which convinced Peter that the Lord wanted to open up the Gospel to Gentiles.

• Jesus sees the Lord in Heaven predicting his death.

• Directions to travel to Rome to convert the Romans