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Lesson OneFrom the World to the Cross, From the Cross to the Skies5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhat Influenced Life's Daily Routines for Jesus5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeActs: The Early Church Explodes on the Scene5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourActs: The Church That Refused to Stop Growing5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Glossary
Review the lesson glossary terms below. Glossary terms may be included in quiz questions.
Antioch
(Syrian) – A city in ancient Syria (now Antakya, Turkey), founded by Seleucus I Nicator (300 B.C.) and named for his father Antiochus. It is located on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. Under the Romans it became the capital of the new province of Syria and ranked third, after Rome and Alexandria, in point of importance of the cities of the Roman Empire.
Deacon
(Greek diakonos, “servant,” “minister”) – Anglicized form of the Greek word diakonos, which has the meaning of “servant.” The institution of the diaconate is traditionally seen in the ordination of the Seven, among them Stephen and Philip (Acts 6:1-6).
Gamaliel
(Hebrew “reward of God”) – Rabbi Gamaliel I, son of Simon and grandson of Rabbi Hillel. He was a Pharisee and president of the Sanhedrin during the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius. It is said that he died about eighteen years before the destruction of Jerusalem. He was a teacher of the law (Ac 5:34), and was known in rabbinical writings as Gamaliel the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson, Gamaliel II. The apostle Paul was trained in the Jewish law by Gamaliel (Ac 22:3).
Hebraic Christians
These were Jewish Christians who spoke Aramaic (or Mishnaic Hebrew) and attended synagogues where the service was conducted in Hebrew. The Hebrews were Palestinian Jews.
Hellenistic Christians
These were Jews whose habitual language was Greek and who attended Greek-speaking synagogues. Many of the Hellenists had affinities with the lands of the Jewish dispersion around the Mediterranean shores.
Herod Agrippa I
(reigned A.D. 37-44) – The son of Aristobulus (son of Herod the Great and Mariamne I) and Bernice (daughter of Herod’s sister Salome and Costobarus), was born in 10 B.C. He was made tetrarch of the provinces formerly held by Lysanias II, and ultimately possessed the entire kingdom of his grandfather with the title of king. He put the apostle James the elder to death and cast Peter into prison (Ac 12:1-5).
Tarsus
The capital city of Cilicia in southeast Asia Minor. The modern Tarsus is a town of over 60,000 people on the navigable river Cydnus. Tarsus stands ten miles from the Mediterranean coast on a level plain. The first importance of Tarsus was that the city commanded the approach to the famous pass of the Cilician Gates. In addition, it was distinguished for its wealth and schools of learning.