Study Questions for Acts of the Apostles

Answers must be submitted by Sunday night, 11:00 p.m.
Submissions on Monday will be docked 20 points.
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  1. 1. In what 3 areas of the world did Jesus predict the apostles would be witnesses for him? What action did Peter urge the apostles to take when they met with 120 of the other disciples?

    2. How did the Holy Spirit manifest himself to the disciples on the day of Pentecost? What power did he give the apostles to help them spread the message about Jesus?

    3. Who healed the crippled man who lay near the Beautiful Gate of the temple? Which O.T. prophet does Peter cite to prove that Jesus really is the Messiah?

    5. What happened to Ananias and Sapphira? What advice did Gamaliel give the Sanhedrin regarding the new Christian movement?

    6. Why did the apostles ordain seven men as their helpers?

    8. What did Simon the magician wish the apostles to do for him?

    9. What was Saul doing to the Lord’s disciples? What happened to him (St. Paul) as he neared Damascus?

    10. Describe the vision Peter had while praying on a rooftop about noon. What was the meaning of his vision? Who was baptized as a result of Peter’s vision?

    13. How did the proconsul become a believer and accept the teaching of the Lord?

    14. What happened to Sts. Paul and Barnabas at Lystra?

    15. What things did the apostles direct the Gentiles to abstain from?

    16. In what country or area were Paul and Timothy forbidden to speak the word (the Gospel) by the Holy Spirit?

    18. What promise did God make in a vision to Paul while he was staying at the Greek city of Corinth?

    19. Why was Demetrius the silversmith and his companions enraged at Paul?

    20. What was the name of the young man who went to sleep and fell to his death while Paul was preaching? What happened to the young man?

    26. According to St. Paul, why had the Jews been trying to kill him?

    27. What did God promise St. Paul about the sailors who were shipwrecked with him during the storm?

    28. Where was Paul sent to be judged as a prisoner of the Romans?







Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX