Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles are the fifth book of the New Testament.

Same author as the Gospel according to Luc, they start with the Ascension followed then Pentecost and report the beginnings of the primitive Église. One can distinguish two principal parts known as cycles pétrinien and cycles paulinien. The first cycle brings back facts where the Pierre apostle is the main character; the second those where the Paul apostle is.

The entitled book Acts of the Apostles is the second part of a work written by Luc with Theophilus. The first part is the Gospel according to Luc.

Summary

Chapters 1 to 12 immediately bring back the great missionaries activities of the twelve Apôtre S under the direction of Pierre after the death and the resurrection of the Saver. Chapters 13 to 28 make a short description of the voyages and work missionary of the apostle Paul.

Prolog (1, 11)

Dedication with Theophilus (1: 1-2)
Appearances after the Resurrection
Rise (1: 9),
Phophétie of the second arrival (1: 10-11)

I. the Church of Jerusalem (chapters 1 to 5)

Matthias replaces Judas
the the Holy Spirit comes to the Pentecost, to also see Paraclet
the cure of one impotent
Discours of Pierre to the people
Pierre and Jean in front of the Sanhédrin
Prière of the Apôtre S in persecution
the first Christian community
the generosity of Barnabé
the fraud of Ananie and Saphire
General picture
Arrestation and miraculous delivery of the Apôtre S
Comparution before the Sanhédrin
the intervention of Gamaliel

II. First missions (chapters 6 to 12)

institution of the Seven
the arrest of Etienne
the speech of Etienne
Lapidation of Etienne. persecuting Saul
Philippe in Samarie
Simon the Magician
Philippe baptizes eunuque a
the vocation of Saul
Prédication of Saul to Damas
Visite of Saul in Jésuralem
Period of peace
Pierre cures paralytic in Lydda
Pierre ressuscite a emme with Joppé
Pierre goes in a Roman centurion
Discours of Pierre at Corneille
the pagan Baptême of the first S
has Jerusalem, Pierre justifies his control
Foundation of the Church of Antioche
Barnabe and Saul delegated to Jerusalem
the arrest of Pierre and his miraculous delivery
the death of the persecutor
Barnabe and Saul return to Antioche

III. The mission of Barnabe and Paul. The Council of Jerusalem (chapters 13 to 15)

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IV. Missions of Paul (chapters 15 to 19)

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V. end of the missions. The prisoner of Christ (chapters 19,21 to 28

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Beginning of separation enters the Judaïsme and Christianity

The Acts of the Apostles report the beginning of separation between the two first (in the chronological order) religions monotheists.

Studies were undertaken on the Acts in order to include/understand these texts up to what point, and their interpretation in the Histoire, led to a Christian Antijudaïsme. One of the specialists in this question is Daniel Marguerat.

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