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5.1. The Literary
Structure of Acts
5.1.1. Narrative Units
1. Define the term 'narrative.'
5.1.1.1. Summary Narratives
1. Summarize the nature and role of summary
narratives in Acts.
2. Distinguish between a summary narrative
and a summary statement as found in Acts.
3. Summarize the content of the summary
narratives
in Acts, giving note to similarities and differences.
5.1.1.2. Episodic Narratives
1. Summarize the nature and use of episodic
narratives in Acts.
2. Summarize in a single sentence the content
of 5 episodic narratives
in Acts.
5.1.1.3. Distinctive Types of Episodic Narratives
5.1.1.3.1. Miracle Narratives
1. Summarize the nature and use of miracles
stories in Acts.
2. Summarize in a single sentence the content
of each of the the miracle narratives
described in Acts.
5.1.1.3.2. Commissioning Narratives
1. Summarize the nature and use of commissioning
narratives in Acts.
2. Summarize in a single sentence the content
of each of the the commissioning
narratives described in Acts.
5.1.2. Speeches
1. Summarize the nature of speeches in literature
in the ancient world, in contrast to a modern Western view.
5.1.2.1. Missionary Speeches
1. Summarize the nature and use of missionary
speeches in Acts.
2. Summarize in a single sentence the content
of each of the the missionary
speeches described in Acts.
5.1.2.2. Defense Speeches
1. Summarize the nature and use of defense
speeches in Acts.
2. Summarize in a single sentence the content
of each of the the defense
speeches described in Acts.
5.2. The Use of Sources
1. Summarize the attempts to -- along with
the problems of -- identify the sources used in the composition of Acts.
Use the introductions of commentaries, Bible dictionaries etc. to find
the information.
5.3. The Historical Setting
of Acts
5.3.1. Compositional Origin: The Early Church Tradition
1. Summarize the view(s) of early Christianity
regarding the composition of Acts. Use the introductions of commentaries,
Bible dictionaries etc. to find the information.
5.3.2. Compositional Profile: the narrator profile
1. Summarize the profile of the author emerging
from within Acts. Use the introductions of commentaries, Bible dictionaries
etc. to find the information.
5.4. The Literary Strategy
of Acts
5.4.1. Parallels among Jesus, Peter, and Paul
1. Describe Luke's use of parallelism to link
Peter and Paul to Jesus, using Fa. Felix Just's depiction.
2. Describe Luke's use of parallelism to link
Peter and Paul to one another, using Fa. Fex Just's depiction.
5.4.2. Movement of Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome
1. Describe Luke's depiction of the spread
of Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome.
5.4.3. Outline of Acts
1. Characterize the nature of the outline
of Acts using Acts 1:8-9 as the basis.
2. Summarize the first
missionary journey of Paul described in Acts.
3. Summarize the second
missionary journey of Paul described in Acts.
4. Summarize the third
missionary journey of Paul described in Acts.
5.4.4. Thematic Emphases
1. Summarize the emphasis on the Holy Spirit
in Acts. Use the introductions of commentaries, Bible dictionaries etc.
to find the information.
2. Summarize the developing organizational
structure of the church [=ecclesiology] in Acts. Use the introductions
of commentaries, Bible dictionaries etc. to find the information.
5.5. Study of Acts
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1. Describe the nature of the controversy
that led to the Jerusalem council meeting. Supplement the scripture text
with the introductions of commentaries, Bible dictionaries etc. to find
the information.
2. Compare Luke's account of the Jerusalem
conference with Paul's in Gal. 2:1-10.
3. Summarize the speeches of Peter,
Paul, and James leading to the decision of the church.
4. Evaluate the contents of the letter
sent by James to the church at Antioch, giving attention to potential problems
it may have created.
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