Bible Study Syllabus (Acts)
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This is the syllabus used when the Bible study was reading the book of Hosea, in the fall of 2007. Throughout the study of the book of Acts we used Luke Timothy Johnson's commentary from the Sacra Pagina series entitled The Acts of the Apostles.
Schedule
August 30
Topic
Chillaxin'
Event
Grilling at Dave's house
Monday September 10
Topic
History and Christianity
Readings
- The New Testament and the People Of God - N.T. Wright
- Read sections 1, 2, 3, 5ii, 5iii
- Right click on the document to rotate it so that you can read it (for windows users).
September 17
Topic
Acts Chapter 1
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapter 1
- The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 23-40)
- St. John Chrysostom's first Homily on Acts
September 24
Topic
Acts Chapters 2 & 3
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 2 & 3
- The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 3-6 (pages 41-75), Interpretation sections only
- J. Rodman Williams - Chapter 2: The Event of the Holy Spirit
October 1
Topic
Acts Chapters 4 & 5
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 4 & 5
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- Ellen White - A Warning Against Hypocrisy
October 8
Topic
Acts Chapters 6 & 7
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 6 & 7
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- Moessner - 'The Christ must suffer': new light on the Jesus-Peter, Stephen, Paul parallels in Luke-Acts
October 15
No Bible Study
We're taking a break because of fall break and the camping trip.
October 22
Topic
Acts Chapters 8 & 9
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 8 & 9
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- James Patrick Callahan - Claritas Scripturae: The Role of Perspicuity In Protestant Hermeneutics
October 29
Topic
Acts Chapters 10 & 11
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 10 & 11
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- David Matson and Warren Brown - Tuning the Faith: The Cornelius Story in Resonance Perspective
November 5
Topic
Acts Chapters 12 & 13
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 12 & 13
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- Wayne Meeks - Assisting the Word by Making (Up) History: Luke's Project and Ours
November 12
Topic
Acts Chapters 14 & 15
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 14 & 15
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
November 19
Topic
Acts Chapters 16 & 17
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 16 & 17
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- John Calvin - Commentary on Acts - Read the pages numbered 56-65 (pages 62-71 of the PDF)
November 26
Topic
Acts Chapters 18 & 19
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 18 & 19
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- William T. Cavenaugh - When Enough is Enough
December 3
Topic
Acts Chapters 20 & 21
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 20 & 21
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- "Pentecostal Missiology in Ecumenical Perspective: Contributions, Challenges, Controversies" by Veli-Matti Karkkainen
December 10
Topic
Acts Chapters 22 & 23
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 22 & 23
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
December 17
Topic
Acts Chapters 24 & 25
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 24 & 25
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- David M Whitford - Cura Religionis or Two Kingdoms: The Late Luther on Religion and the State in the Lectures on Genesis 1
January 7
Topic
Acts Chapters 26, 27 & 28
Readings
- The Book of Acts, Chapters 26, 27 &28
- Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
- Micah Kiel - Did Paul Get Whacked? - The endings of the Sopranos and the Acts of the Apostles