Per Rasberry, the focus regarding prayer in Acts 2:42 is prayer

BIBL 364 Quiz 2

1. Per Rasberry, the focus regarding prayer in Acts 2:42 is prayer ______.
2. Fowler states that Luke presents two main themes in Stephen’s message. The first is that that the Jews have a penchant for rejecting God’s chosen leaders. What is the second?
3. According to Rasberry, there are about ____ references to prayer in Acts.
4. Fowler notes that Stephen was preaching “the kind of gospel that would get him into trouble” because he was presenting Jesus as _____.
5. Rasberry states that “true Christian __________ has God at its center.”
6. According to Polhill, the timing of Acts 6:1 (NIV: “in those days”) was _____.
7. According to Polhill, how many men did Cornelius command in his role as a centurion?
8. According to Polhill, what was the focus of Peter’s vision of the unclean animals?
9. According to Polhill, the trial of Stephen _____.
10. Polhill points out that when Peter went to Jerusalem after the event with Cornelius, the group in Jerusalem raised questions about _____.
11. According to Polhill, in response to their acceptance of the gospel, Peter himself baptized Cornelius and his friends.
12. According to Polhill, about how long was the period of “Paul’s silent years” when he escaped to Tarsus and remained there until Barnabas came for him in Acts 11?
13. According to Polhill, the statement of the high priest in 5:28 about bringing “this man’s blood upon us” indicated he feared the apostles were charging them with murder.
14. According to Polhill, to what does Luke compare Saul’s actions against the church?
15. How many Jewish men had accompanied Peter from Joppa to the home of Cornelius?
16. According to Polhill, Jesus assured Saul/Paul a freedom from persecution as long as he ministered for Him.
17. According to Polhill, the salvation event with Cornelius and friends is often called _____.
18. According to Polhill, was Simon the magician a true believer or a non‐believer headed to destruction?
19. The advice of Gamaliel in the offense of the apostles was to ______.
20. According to Polhill, who made the final decision on the choice of men to solve the problem of food for the Hellenistic widows?
21. Polhill notes that Cornelius is a pious man. Which of the acts of Jewish piety is NOT mentioned by Luke as being practiced by Cornelius?
22. According to Polhill, the “laying on of hands” for those charged with handling the food distribution should be equated with our current practice of ordination of clergy.
23. According to Polhill, Peter’s statement in 5:29, “We must obey God rather than men,” is a dangerous saying. Why does he say that?
24. According to Polhill, Philip’s witness to the Samaritans and to the Ethiopian was a witness to the ends of the earth.
25. According to Polhill, both Luke’s report of Saul/Paul’s conversion and even Saul/Paul’s own testimony centered on one fact. What was that?