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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| General Introduction | |
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| The Nature of the Book | |
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| The Author | |
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| Date of Composition | |
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| The Purpose of the Book | |
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| Context | |
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| Text | |
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| Introduction (1:1-26) | |
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| Dedication and Prologue (1:1-3) | |
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| The Acts of the Spirit | |
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| The Promise of the Spirit (1:4-8) | |
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| The Reign of God and Our Reality | |
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| The Ascension (1:9-11) | |
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| A Sight Set on Heaven | |
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| The Election of Matthias (1:12-26) | |
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| Mission and Structure | |
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| Pentecost (2:1-41) | |
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| The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13) | |
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| The Disadvantage of the Advantaged | |
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| Each in Our Own Tongue | |
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| Explanation and Response (2:14-41) | |
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| Peter's Speech (2:14-36) | |
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| The Response of the Crowd (2:37-41) | |
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| The Community of the Spirit | |
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| The Last Days | |
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| Dual Citizenship | |
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| A Leveling Spirit | |
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| The Church in Jerusalem (2:42-8:3) | |
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| A Summary (2:42-47) | |
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| The Church between Fear and Joy | |
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| A Miracle and Its Consequences (3:1-4:31) | |
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| The Miracle (3:1-10) | |
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| Peter's Explanation (3:11-26) | |
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| The Reaction of the Powerful (4:1-22) | |
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| The Intervention (4:1-6) | |
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| Peter's Speech (4:7-12) | |
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| The Verdict (4:13-22) | |
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| The Response of the Faithful (4:23-31) | |
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| Today's Conflicts | |
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| The Use of Goods (4:32-5:11) | |
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| Another Summary (4:32-35) | |
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| Concrete Cases (4:36-5:11) | |
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| The Nature of the Church and Its Inner Life | |
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| Interpretation and Ideology | |
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| Mission and the Use of Resources | |
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| The Price of Grace | |
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| Persecution Increases (5:12-42) | |
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| The Gospel Gains Popularity (5:12-16) | |
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| Another Attempt to Silence Peter and John (5:17-42) | |
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| The Matter of Miracles | |
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| Beware of Gamaliel! | |
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| Those Who Turn Justice to Wormwood | |
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| Hellenists and Hebrews (6:1-7) | |
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| Pluralism in the Church | |
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| Stephen (6:8-8:3) | |
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| His Arrest (6:8-12) | |
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| The Trial (6:13-7:56) | |
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| Stephen's Death: Beginning of Persecution (7:57-8:3) | |
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| When the Enemy Calls Us to Obedience | |
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| New Horizons (8:4-12:24) | |
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| Philip (8:4-40) | |
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| In Samaria (8:4-25) | |
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| Between Simon Magus and Simon Peter | |
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| The Ethiopian (8:26-40) | |
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| When the Promise Is Fulfilled | |
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| Saul's Conversion (9:1-31) | |
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| The Conversion (9:1-19) | |
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| Saul as a Disciple (9:20-31) | |
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| Damascus Roads | |
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| Renewed Calls | |
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| Peter's Work (9:32-11:18) | |
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| Two Miracles (9:32-43) | |
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| The Healing of Aeneas (9:32-35) | |
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| The Resurrection of Dorcas (9:36-43) | |
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| Peter and Cornelius (10:1-48) | |
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| The Vision of Cornelius (10:1-9a) | |
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| The Vision of Peter in Joppa (10:9b-23a) | |
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| The Events in Caesarea (10:23b-48) | |
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| Reporting to the Church in Jerusalem (11:1-18) | |
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| What God Has Made Clean, You Must Not Call Profane | |
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| The Church in Antioch (11:19-30) | |
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| The Greatness of the Small | |
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| Two-Way Mission | |
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| Herod's Persecution (12:1-24) | |
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| Introduction: James Is Killed (12:1-2) | |
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| Peter Imprisoned and Freed (12:3-19a) | |
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| Herod's Death (12:19b-24) | |
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| Faith and Persecution | |
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| The Mission Is Defined (12:25-15:35) | |
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| The Sending (12:25-13:3) | |
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| Calling and Community | |
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| Cyprus (13:4-12) | |
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| Saul, also Known as Paul | |
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| Antioch of Pisidia (13:13-51a) | |
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| The Power of the Gospel | |
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| Iconium (13:51b-14:6a) | |
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| Gospel and Polarization | |
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| Lystra and Derbe (14:6b-21a) | |
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| The Messenger and the Message | |
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| The Return (14:21b-28) | |
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| Mission to Antioch | |
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| The Council in Jerusalem (15:1-35) | |
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| The Problem Is Posed (15:1-3) | |
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| Events in Jerusalem (15:4-29) | |
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| First Reception and Difficulties (15:4-5) | |
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| The Assembly (15:6-29) | |
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| Peter Intervenes (15:6-11) | |
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| James Intervenes (15:12-21) | |
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| The Decision (15:22-29) | |
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| Return to Antioch (15:30-35) | |
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| Mission and Vision | |
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| Mission to Europe (15:36-18:22) | |
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| The Calling (15:36-16:10) | |
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| Paul and Barnabas Part (15:36-41) | |
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| Timothy Joins the Mission (16:1-5) | |
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| The Vision of the Macedonian Man (16:6-10) | |
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| Missionary Lessons | |
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| Philippi (16:11-40) | |
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| The Beginning of the Mission in Europe (16:11-15) | |
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| Mission, Challenge, and Opportunity | |
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| The Girl with a Spirit of Divination (16:16-24) | |
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| When Evil Produces Good, and Good Produces Evil | |
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| The Jailer in Philippi (16:25-34) | |
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| A Radical Conversion | |
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| The Missionaries Are Absolved and Expelled (16:35-40) | |
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| Humility and Dignity | |
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| Thessalonica (17:1-9) | |
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| A Subversive Message | |
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| Berea (17:10-14) | |
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| The Zeal of the Opposition | |
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| Athens (17:15-34) | |
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| Preaching and Popularity | |
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| The Purpose of the Human Creature | |
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| Corinth (18:1-17) | |
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| The Acts of the Spirit and the Acts of History | |
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| The Return (18:18-22) | |
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| Mission and Connection | |
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| At and around Ephesus (18:23-20:38) | |
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| Deficient Disciples (18:23-19:7) | |
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| Apollos (18:23-28) | |
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| A Summary (18:23) | |
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| The Preaching of Apollos (18:24-28) | |
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| A Woman Who Taught Theology | |
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| The Twelve Disciples in Ephesus (19:1-7) | |
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| Jesus and the Spirit | |
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| Miracles in Ephesus (19:8-22) | |
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| Paul's Teaching (19:8-10) | |
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| False Miracles (19:11-16) | |
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| A Summary about Miracles (19:11-12) | |
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| The Sarcastic Demon (19:13-16) | |
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| The Reaction of the People (19:17-20) | |
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| An Outline of the Future (19:21-22) | |
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| Victory over Today's Demons | |
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| The Riot at Ephesus (19:23-41) | |
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| Serving the Pocket | |
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| Journey to Macedonia, Greece, and Troas (20:1-12) | |
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| The Journey (20:1-6) | |
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| Eutychus (20:7-12) | |
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| The Greatest Miracle | |
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| Farewell at Miletus (20:13-38) | |
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| From Troas to Miletus (20:13-16) | |
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| Farewell to the Ephesian Elders (20:17-38) | |
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| Paul's Past Work (20:18-21) | |
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| Paul's Present Situation (20:22-24) | |
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| The Future (20:25-31) | |
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| Conclusion (20:32-38) | |
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| Ministry Today | |
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| Paul's Captivity (21:1-28:31) | |
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| From Miletus to Jerusalem (21:1-16) | |
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| The Mandates of the Spirit | |
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| Turned over to the Gentiles (21:17-22:24) | |
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| Arrival at Jerusalem (21:17-25) | |
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| Paul's Arrest at the Temple (21:26-36) | |
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| Paul's Dialogue with Lysias (21:37-39) | |
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| Paul's Speech to the People (21:40-22:24) | |
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| Powers of Opposition | |
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| Paul in the Custody of Lysias (22:25-23:33) | |
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| Paul Claims Roman Citizenship (22:25-29) | |
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| Paul before the Council (22:30-23:10) | |
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| A Plot against Paul (23:11-22) | |
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| Paul Is Sent to Caesarea (23:23-33) | |
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| Amidst the Powers | |
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| Paul in the Custody of Felix (23:34-24:27) | |
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| First Interview with Felix (23:34-35) | |
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| The Trial before Felix (24:1-23) | |
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| Interview with Felix and Drusilla (24:24-27) | |
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| Power, Patience, and Corruption | |
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| Paul in the Custody of Porcius Festus (25:1-26:32) | |
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| The Trial before Festus (25:1-12) | |
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| Paul before Agrippa and Bernice (25:13-26:32) | |
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| Witnessing amid Power, Indecision, and Curiosity | |
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| Paul Is Sent to Rome (27:1-28:10) | |
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| The Beginning of the Voyage (27:1-12) | |
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| The Authority of the Experts | |
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| Storm and Shipwreck (27:13-44) | |
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| The Church, Hope of the World | |
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| On the Isle of Malta (28:1-10) | |
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| Beware of Cheap Theology! | |
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| Paul in Italy (28:11-31) | |
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| On the Way to Rome (28:11-15) | |
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| Paul in Rome (28:16-31) | |
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| Epilogue: The Acts of the Spirit | |
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| Index | |