Mindmap
ACTS
Mind map: Acts of the Apostles
Inhalt der Mindmap
ACTS
Ascension
Feast of Pentecost
- Jewish significance: holy spirit coming to jews New significance for early church: peter perches 1st sermon
- Reverses the effects of Passover
Tells the story of the church`s beginning in jerusalem & its spread throughout the world
written by luke
Theological account
- gives readers a way to argue that this new movement (the church) does not represent a direct threat to roman empire
Last days
- special presence of god resides
Baptism of Cornelius
- Turning point
- b/c it authorizes the church`s mission to gentiles
- Peter shocked that gods spirit could inhabit gentiles
- Turning point
Jerusalem conference
- paul & barnabas discuss whether gentiles had to convert to judaism to in the church
- Gentiles should remain Gentiles and not have to convert to Judaism
holy spirit
Saul`s Violent Call Theophany
- changes his life & he is now Paul
Relates back to the end of Luke
Ending: paul is arrested & sent to Rome for trial, under house arrest
bringing gentiles into church was an act of god
Ignorance is over. Judgement will come, Jesus is risen and God is known