Acts 1-4 S5E1 The Book of Acts: introduction General Aspects of the Book of Acts (PDF) Dramatis personae in Acts (PDF) Recent commentaries on Acts used in this series (PDF) S5E2 The Book of Acts: awaiting the promise (Acts 1.1-5) Preface to Luke and to Acts compared (PDF) Acts 1: keywords and shape (PDF) S5E3 The Book of Acts: "You will receive power...and be my witnesses" (Acts 1.6-8) Baptism in Acts (PDF) “Israel” in Acts (PDF) S5E4 The Book of Acts: "Why are you looking up at the sky?" (Acts 1.9-11) Some “cloud” passages related to Acts 1.9 (PDF) Jesus’ “ascension” in Luke-Acts (PDF) S5E5 The Book of Acts: All were one mind in prayer (Acts 1.12-15) Prayer in Acts (PDF) S5E6 The Book of Acts: Peter stands up and calls on Scripture (Acts 1.16-17) “Mirror structure” in Acts 1.15-26 (from Zwiep, PDF) “David” in Acts (PDF) Psalms used in Peter’s argument (PDF) S5E7 The Book of Acts: Replacing Judas (Acts 1.18-22) Judas’s demise in Matthew and Acts (PDF) Luke 22.24-30 (PDF) S5E8: The Book of Acts: Choosing Matthias (Acts 1.23-26) “Casting Lots” in the Bible (PDF) S5E9: The Book of Acts: Interpreting the Pentecost Story (Acts 2) Interpreting the Pentecost Story in Acts 2 (PDF) Acts 2 keywords and shape (PDF) Festival of Shavu`ot before Acts 2 (PDF) Luke words in Acts 2 (PDF) S5E10: A roaring sound and tongues of fire (Acts 2.1-4) Luke 4 and Acts 2 parallels (PDF) C. Keener’s chart comparing Acts 2-3, 3-4 and 5 (PDF) S5E11: Bewildered, amazed, astonished (Acts 2.5-13) Language of “amazement” in Acts (PDF) S5E12: Visions, dreams, and prophecies will pour forth! (Acts 2.14-21) Outpouring of God’s Spirit in the Hebrew Scriptures (PDF) Joel 2.1-3.2 annotated (PDF) S5E13: Peter turns to David to explain Jesus's Messiahship (Acts 2.22-36) David in Acts (PDF) David as “anointed” in the Bible (PDF) David in the Bible (mentions by book, PDF) S5E14: "What should we do?" (Acts 2.37-41) “What should we do” in Luke 3 and Acts 2 (PDF) S5E15: All things in common with glad and generous hearts (Acts 2.42-47) Summaries of discipleship in Acts 2-5 (PDF) S5E16: Healing at the Beautiful Gate (Acts 3.1-8) Acts 3 keywords and shape (PDF) S5E17: Peter witnesses to the power of the Name (Acts 3.9-18) [No new links for this episode.] Peter promises times of refreshing to all the people (Acts 3.19-26) Two “times” in Luke-Acts (PDF) Prophets in Acts (PDF) Repentance in Luke-Acts (PDF) S5E19: Peter and John are arrested (Acts 4.1-4) Acts 4 keywords and shape (PDF) The chiastic centers of Acts 4 (PDF) Arresting the apostles and disciples in Acts (PDF) S5E20: "By what power or by what name?" (Acts 4.5-14) [No new links for this episode.] E5S21: The Sanhedrin huff and puff at Peter and John (Acts 4.15-22) The Sanhedrin in Acts (PDF) E5S22: A holy conspiracy (Acts 4.23-31) Opponents in Acts 4 (PDF) E5S23: All were of one heart and one life (Acts 4.31-35) Acts summaries (PDF) “Filled with the Holy Spirit” in Acts (PDF) Deuteronomy 15.4-11 chiasm (PDF) E5S24: Two responses to the invitation to share all (Acts 4.36-5.6) Acts 5 shape and keywords (PDF) Barnabas in Acts (PDF)