1. Acts 15:36 – 18:22 González, pgs. 181-210 By Michelle Leann Musgrove 5/30/07

2. A. The Calling (15:36 – 16:10) 1. Paul & Barnabas Part  Acts 15:37-39 see  Acts 13:13 Related References  Gal 2:13 - Paul says the disagreement with Barnabas went far beyond the matter of taking Mark with them or not.  Col 4:10 - John Mark is Barnabas' cousin

3. Timothy’s Circumcision 16:3 Contradicts Paul’s teaching?  1 Cor 7:18  Gal 5:2  Gal 2:3 It seems that Luke emphasizes Paul’s faithfulness to the law to color the narrative and refute charges raised in Acts 21:21 in advance It seems that Luke emphasizes Paul’s faithfulness to the law to color the narrative and refute charges raised in Acts 21:21 in advance Timothy in the NT  Rom 16:21 1 Cor 16:10-11 2 Cor 1:1, 19 Phlm 1:1 1 Thess 1:1 1 Cor 4:17  1 and 2 Timothy is addressed to him: “my loyal child of the faith” and “beloved child” Timothy was a more important companion of Paul than Acts suggests Timothy was a more important companion of Paul than Acts suggests 2. Timothy Joins the Mission

4. 3. The Vision of a Macedonian (16:6-10)  Gal 4:13-14 Paul say it was an infirmity that forced him to go to Galatia  Acts 16:7 – Luke might be referring to an infirmity when saying that the Holy Spirit would not allow the missionaries to speak in either Asia or Bithynia.

5. B. Paul & Silas in Philippi (16:11-40) B. Paul & Silas in Philippi (16:11-40) 1. The Beginning of the Mission in Europe and Lydia Acts 16:11-15  Paul avoids receiving money or material goods from his disciples or converts (Acts 20:33-35)  Lydia “prevailed upon us” to accept her hospitality  Paul would not forget this gesture  Paul refers to the Philippians' generosity later Read Phil 4:15-16

6. B. Paul & Silas in Philippi (cont.) 2. Girl with a Spirit of Divination (16:16-24)  Acts frowns on making money by magical or supernatural means (Acts 8:18-24, 19:25) 3. Jailer in Philippi (16:25-34)  Earthquake: Cf. Matthew 27:51b-54  Also a supernatural event in Acts 4:31 when spirit descends on them

7. B. Paul & Silas in Philippi (cont.) 4. Missionaries are Absolved and Expelled (16:35-40)  With dramatic flair the reader suddenly learns that both Paul and Silas are Roman citizens protected by law against scourging  Acts 22:25-29 same situation  contrast 2 Cor 11:23-25 where he lists how he has been persecuted  Paul’s account 1 Thess 2:2 - “but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi”  Phil 1:3-5 sound more optimistic

8. C. Thessalonica (17:1-9)  Acts 17:5 compare with Acts 13:45 - such jealousy seems to refer to the great number of converts overwhelming the Jewish population in the synagogue: “But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; and blaspheming, they contradicted what was spoken by Paul.” “But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; and blaspheming, they contradicted what was spoken by Paul.” Compare 1 Thess 2:1-2 Compare 1 Thess 2:1-2

9. D. Athens (17:15-34) Waiting in Athens (vv. 15-16)  1 Thess 3:1-2 Appealing to the Athenians (vv. 24-31)  Paul describes the work of God, partly based on Isaiah 42:5  God as creator is an idea common to Jews and Greeks, see Acts 14:15 Dionysius the Areopagite and Damaris (vv. 32-34)  juxtaposing genders:  Luke 15:3-10 lost coin  Acts 5:1-11 Ananias and Sapphira.

10. E. Corinth (18:1-17) Read 1 Cor 2:1-3, 1 Cor 3:1-3 vv. 1-3 Priscilla and Aquila  mentioned in Rom 16:3; 2 Tim 4:19 v. 5 Silas and Timothy arrive in Macedonia  Cf. 2 Cor 11:9 v. 6 “Your blood be on your own heads!”  Cf. Jesus’ death Matt 27:25 - Then the people as a whole answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” v. 8 Crispus  Cf. 1 Cor 1:14-17