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Purpose of Acts Created @October 11, 2024 8:36 PM Class Acts Purpose of Acts PRIMARY PURPOSE to describe the continuation of Jesus’ work small minded distinction luke - story of J...

Purpose of Acts Created @October 11, 2024 8:36 PM Class Acts Purpose of Acts PRIMARY PURPOSE to describe the continuation of Jesus’ work small minded distinction luke - story of Jesus acts - stroy of church better way luke - work of Jesus on earth, in the flesh acts - work of Jesus in heaven, through the spirit at work in people The story is connected with and rooted in Jesus, his message, life, death, resurrection and spirit Purpose of Acts 1  Since Jesus is at the climax of the story of Israel, this story is connected with the history of Israel OTHER PURPOSES to describe the spread of Jesus movement to account for developing division between the Jesus movement and Jewish origins to describe and justify the mission to the Gentiles emphasize the unity of the movement to make a political apologetic for Christianity to Rome (accurate?) STRUCTURE OF ACTS a variety of suggestions geographically key personalities (Peter 1-12) (Paul 13-28) Lukes summary texts each situational to a transition to a new place emphasizes the irresistible power of the word of God, growth of the church 1. early church in Jerusalem 2. to Judea and Samaria 3. to the Gentiles 4. to Asia 5. to Europe 6. to Rome GENRE OF ACTS Acts is history but what kind of history All history is interpreted Acts is to simply a chronological, exhaustive list of evidence that tool place Purpose of Acts 2  Ancient historiography doesn’t equal modern history neither unadorned fact or pure fiction expected to inspire, entertain and inform not limited to passing information but doing so with purpose things excluded that could’ve been included same story more than once Is Luke’s story accurate or not? must take Luke 1:1-4 seriously: a claim that he has done the work, he care text demonstrates careful research, accurate discriptions Purpose of Acts 3