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BIBL 364 Study Guide
Quiz 6: Acts 6:1-7:53
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In preparation for the quiz, be sure to be familiar with the content of Acts 6:1-7:53 and the following subjects discussed in the assigned reading:
The type of widows who are said to have been overlooked in daily provisions.
o
Hellenistic widows
The distinguishing characteristics of the Jewish Hellenists. o
Jews who had embraced, to one degree or another, Greek culture. These were Greek speakers who tended to live outside of Israel.
The approximate percentage of Hellenist in the population of Jerusalem during the first century.
o
10-20%
New Testament passages outside of Acts, if any, that provides instructions regarding the care for widows.
o
(1 Tim 5:3-16; James 1:27).
The two major qualifications stated in Acts 6:3 for those appointed to meet the needs of the widows.
o
"good reputation" and "full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom"
The two major responsibilities the apostles were determined to focus upon according to Acts 6:4.
o
prayer and the ministry of the word
Whether, according to Bock, the Philip who was chosen as one of the seven was likely the individual who served as an apostle.
o
Not the same
What the names of the seven who were chosen to serve the widows may reveal about their background. o
each of the 7 men had Greek names, implying that they were Hellenists.
The name of the individual chosen to serve the widows who is identified by Luke as a proselyte.
o
Stephen
Whether, according to Bock, Acts 6:1-6 describes the origin of the office of deacon.
o
yes
Whether the majority of priests worked a trade throughout most of the year and how often they typically officiated in the temple in a given year.
o
The priest would work a trade for most of the year and officiate at the temple for a two-week period.
Whether Stephen’s main opponents were primarily Hellenistic or Hebraic Jews.
o
Hellenistic jews.
The charges that were brought against Stephen prior to his speech.
o
was that he was teaching that Jesus would destroy the temple and alter the Law of
Moses.
How the length of Stephen’s speech to the Sanhedrin compares to the other speeches recorded in Acts. o
The longest
The major Old Testament character Stephen alludes to at the beginning of his speech.
o
Abraham
The location of God’s calling of Abraham according to Genesis 15:7 and other Jewish writings.
o
Ur
Possible solutions that Bock proposes for the difficult chronological matters relating to Acts 7:4-5.
o
Unnecessary to interpret Gen 11:26 may not indicate that Abraham was oldest
of Terah’s children.
o
Haran likely died earlier.
The historical period in which the Hebrews began practicing circumcision.
o
2300 BC???
The location where Jacob was buried according to Stephen and in the Genesis account and the major ways that this apparent discrepancy might be account for.
o
The tomb that Abraham purchases: Hebron
o
Those buried in Shechem would have included Joseph and some of his brothers, not Jacob, who was buried with Abraham and Isaac
The ways in which Moses and Jesus are linked in Stephen’s speech.
o
Like Moses,
Jesus was sent to save his own people, but they rejected him
The prophet Stephen referred to in his speech who promised the future coming of “a prophet like me from your brothers.”
o
Moses
The Old Testament writing Stephen appeals to in order to demonstrate that the idol worship of the Hebrew people was a primary reason for the exile.
o
(Gen 17:8)
What Stephen’s speech reveals about his particular concerns related to the temple. o
Makes the case that God is greater than the temple.
o
Insinuates that it was the Jewish leaders who were actually speaking blasphemy for their elevation of the temple.
The Old Testament writing Stephen appealed to in order to demonstrate that the temple was incapable of fully containing God’s presence.
o
Isaiah 66:1-2
The agent(s) who took part in the giving of the Law according to Stephen, the Pauline writings, and the book of Hebrews.
o
Angels
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