Luke-Acts (BN9011Y)

Wednesday, 6pm

• Week 1 Introductory materials - sources, background, structure. Luke-Acts as a narrative of purposeful movement
• Week 2 Infancy narrative and Preparations for ministry: Focus text (students to prepare for class): Luke 3:1-6
• Week 3 Galilean Ministry (Focus text: Luke 5:1-11)
• Week 4 Galilean Ministry (Focus text: Luke 7:1-10)
• Week 5 Journey to Jerusalem (Focus text: Luke 9:57-62)
• Week 6 Journey to Jerusalem (Focus text: Luke 13:1-9)
• Week 7 Passion and Resurrection Narrative (Focus text: Luke 22:14-23)
• Week 8 Acts as an inspirational portrait of the growth of the early church (overview): (Focus text: Acts 2:43-47; 4:32-37)
• Week 9 Speeches in Acts of the Apostles (overview). Peter’s speeches in Acts 1-7 (Focus text: Acts 3:12-26)
• Week 10 Luke’s portrait of Paul’s conversion and mission (Focus text: Acts 13:1-12)
• Week 11 Ecclesiology of Acts: (Focus texts: The Episode of Cornelius Acts 10-11 and The Council in Jerusalem Acts 15)
• Week 12 Luke-Acts: Overview and review