Explore the book of Acts in depth with Dr. Darrell Bock, who is internationally recognized for his scholarship in Luke-Acts. You will hear Dr. Bock’s commentary on key speeches and significant events such as Pentecost, the expansion of the gospel to the Gentiles, and the Jerusalem council that decided how Jews and Gentiles would function as one body. You will learn how Luke’s writings are the “glue” that coheres the New Testament, and how these works explain the way the Old Testament fits into the New.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Common Themes in Luke-Acts
Setting the Context
6m
God, Scripture, and Jesus
6m
The Spirit and the Kingdom
5m
Salvation, Jews, and Gentiles
6m
Christian Ethics and Israel
8m
Speeches in Acts
4m
The Church Begins
Ascension, Promise, and Mission
6m
A Community in Expectation
2m
Pentecost: The Spirit Comes
3m
Peter’s Pentecost Speech
8m
Peter’s Miracle
3m
Peter’s Temple Speech
7m
The Old Testament in Peter’s Speech
5m
Jesus Is the Only Way
7m
Community Issues
7m
Responding to Injustice
5m
Stephen’s Speech
9m
The Church Spreads
Movement beyond Jerusalem
5m
The Ethiopian Eunuch and Isaiah 53
7m
The Calling of Saul
6m
Peter and Cornelius
4m
Peter’s Speech Analyzed
5m
Peter’s Defense and Antioch
5m
Peter and Herod Contrasted
3m
Paul the Missionary
The First Missionary Journey
3m
Paul’s Synagogue Speech
7m
Persecution and a New Missions Context
3m
The Jerusalem Council
6m
Peter’s Council Speech
6m
The Second Missionary Journey
6m
Paul in Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens
4m
Paul’s Speech in Athens
6m
The Mission in Corinth
6m
The Third Missionary Journey
6m
Eutychus and the Ephesian Elders
4m
Paul’s Speech to the Ephesian Elders
5m
Paul the Prisoner
Paul’s Arrest in Jerusalem
6m
Paul’s Defense and Citizenship
3m
Paul’s Defense Speech
4m
A Plot to Kill Paul
3m
Paul’s Speech to the Sanhedrin
3m
Paul’s Defense before Felix
2m
Paul versus Tertullus
3m
Paul’s Appeal to Caesar
2m
Paul before Agrippa
2m
A Personal Testimony
2m
A Threefold Defense
3m
From Israel to Rome
4m
Paul Arrives in Rome
3m
Conclusion
The Open Ending
2m
Appendix: Screencasts
Tracing Luke’s Involvement in Acts
4m
Researching the Greek Word for “Filling”
5m
Finding Old Testament Quotes and Allusions in Acts
5m
Finding Old Testament Laws about Food Restrictions
4m
Using Louw-Nida to Find All the Places Paul Visited in Acts
4m
Researching the Idea of Leaders as Shepherds with Cultural Concepts