in the Acts.

To what danger was the early church exposed?

About how many members did the church in Jerusalem have before the
persecution broke out?

Name the second pivotal event in the Acts.

How did the scattered disciples show their great loyalty to the truth?

Give the third pivotal event in the Acts.

What fact in the conversion of Saul is of the utmost importance?

Give the fourth pivotal event.

What was this middle wall of partition?

What was there remarkable in the miracles that God wrought to convince
Peter that he was to tear the wall down?

Name the fifth pivotal event in the Acts.

What kind of men did the Holy Spirit choose for missionaries?

Give the sixth pivotal event in the Acts.

What significance is there in the first conversions in Europe?

What notable victory did Paul and Silas gain in prison?

Lesson 9

The Life of Paul

New Testament Division--Third Period (Concluded)

PRINCIPAL EVENTS

#His Early Life.#--Born (as Saul) at Tarsus, in Cilicia (Acts
22:3), the date of his birth not being known. His trade was
that of tentmaking (Acts 18:3), and this he found useful
later (1 Cor. 4:12). He was educated under Gamaliel, a noted
Rabbi (Acts 22:3; 5:34).

#His First Appearance# in the gospel story is at the stoning
of Stephen (Acts 8:3) and he became an active persecutor of
Christians (Acts 9:1; 26:10, 11; 9:13).

#His Conversion# took place on the road to Damascus (Acts
9:1-22; 22:3-13; 26:9-18). He went to Arabia (Gal. 1:15-17)
and worked in Syria and Cilicia (Gal. 1:21). He was brought
by Barnabas to Antioch (Acts 11:25, 26) and remained there a
year.

#His First Missionary Journey# began at Antioch (Acts 13:1-3)
and is described in Acts 13 to Acts 15:35, when a return to
Antioch was made. He was stoned at Lystra (Acts 14:8-19) and
made a number of disciples (Acts 14:20-24).

#His Second Missionary Journey# began at Antioch, where he
and Barnabas disagreed (Acts 15:36-40) and is recorded in
Acts 15 to 18:22. Timothy joined him (Acts 16:1-3), he heard
the call of need from Macedonia; crossing to Europe (Acts
16:8-10) he planted churches (Acts 17:1-9; 18:1-17) and again
returned to Antioch.

#His Third Missionary Journey# began at Antioch, and is
recorded in Acts 18:23 to Acts 21:26. It included a stay of
three months in Greece, and ended at Jerusalem, wher