New Testament History 28 chapters
Acts
The risen Jesus pours out the Spirit, and the gospel spreads from Jerusalem to Rome — through the witness of Peter, the martyrdom of Stephen, the conversion of Paul, and three missionary journeys.
Outline
- Ch. 1–2 Ascension; Pentecost and Peter's sermon; the first church
- Ch. 3–7 Witness in Jerusalem: healings, persecution, Ananias and Sapphira, Stephen's martyrdom
- Ch. 8–12 Expansion: Samaria and the Ethiopian (8), Saul converted (9), Cornelius and the Gentiles (10–11), Peter freed (12)
- Ch. 13–14 First missionary journey (Paul and Barnabas)
- Ch. 15 The Jerusalem council: salvation by grace for Gentiles
- Ch. 16–18 Second journey: Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens (17), Corinth
- Ch. 18–21 Third journey: Ephesus (19); farewell to the elders (20)
- Ch. 21–26 Paul arrested in Jerusalem; defenses before rulers
- Ch. 27–28 Voyage and shipwreck; Rome — the gospel unhindered