Acts Chapter 5
1. Examine Gamaliel’s speech before the
Sanhedrin. Do you think the mere persistence of the Church is enough to attest
to its divine origin and mission? Why or why not?
2. How do the Apostles respond to their
flogging and why?
Acts Chapter 6
What social
condition prompts the institution of deacons? What are the elements of the ordination
of the deacons? (What do the apostles do to them to make them deacons?)
Acts Chapter 7
What
precipitated the martyrdom of Stephen? What was the role of Saul in this
martyrdom?
Acts Chapter 8
What is the sin
of simony? Contrast Simon’s encounter with Peter with that of Ananias and
Sapphira.
Acts 13: 16 – 43, 17: 16 – 34
Contrast these
two speeches of St. Paul, the former at a synagogue, the latter at the pagan
Acropolis in Athens. How does his approach differ in dealing with Jews &
Gentiles? Why?
Acts Chapter 15
Describe the
controversy that is brewing here and how it threatened the unity of the Church.
How did the Apostolic Church ultimately deal with that controversy?
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