Topic outline
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Course Description
An introduction to Acts, covering its historical, literary, and theological foundations. Students will also study how Acts impacts the Christian faith, and mission.
Course Objectives
Students who complete this course will:
- Study and compare diverse hypotheses concerning the composition of the Book of Acts and defend one's personal position
- Study the literary, historical, and theological relationship between the Gospel according to Luke and the Book of Acts
- Learn to interpret thoroughly the English text of the Book of Acts
- Explore the development of the church from Jerusalem to Rome and understand the role of the Spirit in the Church and in believers
- Discover prominent theological issues that arose in the early Church
- Learn to apply and evaluate the meaning of passages and themes in Acts to parallel situations in the Church and the world today
- Gain an appreciation of the struggle of the early Church to survive; sense the excitement and magnitude of its mission and task; give gratitude for its contribution to us today; and seek to recapture its vitality and power in worship and service.
Academic Requirements
- Read chapters sequentially
- Complete the quizzes (70%)
- Complete the exam(s) (30%)
Grading Scale
- 100.00 - 98.00 = A+
- 97.99 - 95.00 = A
- 94.99 - 93.00 = A-
- 92.99 - 90.00 = B+
- 89.99 - 86.00 = B
- 85.99 - 84.00 = B-
- 83.99 - 81.00 = C+
- 80.99 - 77.00 = C
- 76.99 - 75.00 = C-
- 74.99 - 73.00 = D+
- 72.99 - 71.00 = D
- 70.99 - 70.00 = D-
- 69.99 - 00.00 = F
Required Text
- The Message of Acts (Bible Speaks Today) Paperback – March 13, 1994
- by John Stott
- IVP Academic; Reprint edition (February 13, 1994)
- ISBN-13: 978-0830812363