Acts 11:20, 21).

QUESTIONS

Give the order of events which led to the persecution in
which Paul was so prominent. Why was the conflict between
Christianity and Judaism inevitable? What can be said of the
cruelty of Paul, the persecutor? Give the cause of Paul's
conversion. What were some of the effects? What can be said of the
period of waiting; the retirement of Paul? What are some of
the probable reasons for this retirement? What can be said about
the beginning of the gospel to the Gentiles? By whom was Paul
brought to Antioch and for what purpose? In what relation does
Antioch stand to the missionary journeys of Paul?

II. PAUL'S JOURNEYS

_Acts 13:1-28:31_

STUDY III

FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY

_Scripture, Acts 13:1-14:26_

ANALYSIS

+Introduction to the Three Missionary Journeys+--The call. The
Significance. Extent and Time. The Record. Other Long
Journeys. Method of Work and Support. The Message.

+The First Journey+--Preparation. Companions. Paul Comes to
the Front. Time and Extent. Rulers.

+The Itinerary+--Salamis. Paphos. Perga. Antioch. Iconium.
Lystra and Derbe. The Return Journey.

+The Jerusalem Council+--One Problem of the Early Church. The
Decision of the Council.

[Illustration: Outline map illustrating the first and second
missionary journeys of Paul.]

II. PAUL'S JOURNEYS

_Acts 13:1-38:31_

STUDY III

FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY

_Scripture, Acts 13:1-14:26_

INTRODUCTION TO THE THREE MISSIONARY JOURNEYS

Before taking up the study of the first missionary
journey, attention is called to certain points which should be
considered in regard to all three of them (Acts 13:1-21:17).

We have now arrived at what we might call the watershed
of the Acts of the Apostles. Hitherto we have had
various scenes, characters, personages to consider.
Henceforth Paul, his labors, his disputes, his speeches, occupy
the entire field, and every other man who is introduced
into the narrative plays a subordinate part.

Our attention is now turned from the Jewish world,
considered so largely in the first twelve chapters of the
Acts, to the heathen world and the struggle which Paul
and his fellow laborers had with it, in bringing it to Christ.

+The Call+ to this work was by the Holy Ghost in the
city of Antioch (Acts 13:1-4). Luke says, "As they
ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
separate me Barnabas and Saul for the w