1. Acts of the Apostles
Primarily Peter
Primarily Paul
Intron
The promise and the preparatn
Summary: Witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth” (1:8)
I. The witness from Jerusalem through Judea and Samaria to Antioch
II. The witness from Antioch through Asia minor and Europe to Rome
“Witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth”
2:1
12:25
13:1
28:31
How the Church
How the Witness of the Church
Began and grew in Jerusalem
(Witness in Jerusalem)
Expanded in the areas beyond Jerusalem through persecution (witness in Judea & Samaria)
Advanced through Paul’s evangelistic travels
Greece
Advanced through Paul’s arrest and imprisonment
Rome
1:1 26
2:1
8:1
8:7
12:25
13:1
19:20
19:21
28:31
(Initial, spontaneous growth)
(Formal, official missionary endeavor)

2. Acts: Geographical & Biographical Climax
Geographical Climax
Rome
Uttermost parts - Earth Chs
All Judea and Samaria
Chs. 8-12
Climax
Jerusalem Chs.2-7
28:11-31
(and Jerusalem)
(And Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria)
Jews only
Jews, Samaritans, God-fearers
Jews, Samaritans, God-fearers, Pagan Gentiles
Biographical Climax