Acts 61: Acts 28:17-31
For Thought and Discussion: Why do you think Luke wrote so little about the church in Rome? How did his choice of information in 28:17-31 serve his overall plan for Acts? Acts does not give the history of individual churches. Rome was already evangelized. Luke wanted to descrbe how the gospel reached Rome through an apostle through the work of the Spirit Acts describes the foretold reception of the gospel by Gentiles (1:8) even as it describes the rejection of the Jews. Paul is potrayed as a non-political figure, innocent of legal charges. For Thought and Discussion: Why do you think Luke ended Acts where he did? What does this tell you about the theme of Acts? At the end of Acts the gospel is stll being proclaimed without hindrance. The task is unfinished. For Thought and Discussion: a. Why was it so important to Luke to show how Paul related to the Jews? Paul approached the Jews first. He was courteous. He made the...