Chapter twelve closes the first half of the book focusing on the Jews, Peter, and Jerusalem. Although the story comes back to Jerusalem periodically, the rest of Acts emphasizes the Gentiles, Paul, and āTHE FARTHEST PARTS OF THE EARTHā (Acts 1:8). Sadly, but somewhat appropriately, this part of the story begins with the first martyr […]
Chapter eleven records Peterās account of the events of chapter ten as he told them to the Jews back in Jerusalem, so Acts 11:1-18 is essentially a repeat of the previous chapter. One specific point to note is Peterās choice of words in Acts 11:15-16. Charismatics and non-charismatics often debate whether the events of chapter
Chapter ten records a major turning point in the history of the Church. To this point, the Church was still primarily Jewish, even after about ten years. When Luke gave his second progress report, he mentioned only the areas of āJUDEA, GALILEE, AND SAMARIAā (Acts 9:31). In this chapter, we find the first intentional gospel
