Thematic Analysis of Acts
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Paragraphs Immediate Major Points Major Sections Theme
(Periscopes) Context
1:1–5 1:1–26 Before I. 1:1—8:3
Introduction Pentecost 1:1–2:47 Early Church in
Pentecost Jerusalem 1:1–28:31
1:6–11
The Departing
of Jesus The Lord of all
preached to all
1:12–14
Their
establishing of
disciples
1:15–26
Replacing
Judas, Matthias
chosen
2:1—2:13 2:1—2:47
Holy Spirit
descends on
Day of
Pentecost
Pentecost
2:14—2:36
Peter preaches
to Jerusalem
2:37—2:47
3000 saved
3:1—3:10 3:1—4:31 II.
Peter and John
heal the lame
Apostles
persecuted for
3:1—5:16
New
beggar preaching Jesus Community of
Believers
3:11—3:26
Peter preaches
a second
sermon
4:1—4:12
Peter and John
arrested
4:13—4:31
Peter and John
stand before
the Sanhedrin
4:32—4:37 4:32—5:16
A sharing
community of
Caring
community of
believers Believers
5:1—5:16
Judgment of
Ananias and
Sapphira;
Apostles
perform
numerous
miracles
5:17—5:32 5:17—5:42 III.
Apostles
arrested again,
Apostles
disobey Jewish
5:17—12:25
Preaching in
freed from leaders and the midst of
prison by an continue to Persecution
angel and then preach Jesus
stand before Christ
the Sanhedrin
5:33—5:42
Gamaliel the
Pharisee gives
advice
6:1—6:15 6:1—8:3
Selecting of the
Seven
Preaching and
Death of
Stephen
7:1—7:53
Stephen gives
his defense
7:54—7:60
Stephen stoned
to death
8:1—8:3
Saul (Paul)
persecutes
believers
everywhere
8:4—8:24 8:4—8:40 IV. 8:4—12:25
Philip the Philip preaches 8:4—12:25 The Gospel
evangelist the Gospel Preaching preached
preaches in outside throughout
Samaria Jerusalem Judea and
Samaria
8:25—8:40
Philip and the
Ethiopian
Eunuch
9:1—9:19 9:1—9:31
Conversion of
Paul
Paul’s
conversion
experience
9:20—9:31
Paul meets
Ananias, and
begins to
preach about
Jesus Christ
9:32—9:43 9:32—11:30
Peter heals
paralytic and
Peter’s
preaching
raises Tabitha ministry
from the dead
10:1—10:23
Cornelius and
Peter have
visions to reach
Gentiles
10:24—10:33
Peter in
Caesarea
10:34—10:48
Peter preaches
the Gospel to
the Gentiles
11:1—11:18
Peter tells
Jerusalem
about salvation
of Gentiles
11:19—11:30
Disciples called
―Christians‖ at
Antioch
12:1—12:19 12:1—12:25
Peter
imprisoned and
Persecution by
Herod in
freed by an Jerusalem
angel
12:20—12:25
King Herod
Agrippa dies
13:1—13:43 13:1—14:28 V. 13:1—28:31
Paul’s first Paul and 13:1—15:35 Preaching all
mission trip Barnabas Paul and Silas through Asia
preach from embark on first Minor and
Antioch to mission Greece
Derbe journey
13:44—13:52
Paul claims
they will preach
to the Gentiles
14:1—14:28
Preaching
through
persecution
15:1—15:12 15:1—15:41
Jewish
Christians
Jerusalem
Council
teach
circumcision
15:13—15:35
James corrects
circumcision
teaching
15:36—15:41 VI.
Paul and
Barnabas have 15:36—18:22
Paul and Silas
a disagreement; embark on
Apostles second second mission
mission trip journey
16:1—16:13 16:1—16:40
Calling to
Macedonia
Preaching from
Macedonia to
Philippi
16:14—16:21
Lydia baptized
and demon cast
out
16:22—16:30
Paul and Silas
arrested and
imprisoned
16:31—16:40
Prison guard is
converted
17:1—17:9 17:1—18:22
Paul preaches
in Thessalonica
Preaching from
Thessalonica to
Corinth
17:10—17:15
Paul preaches
to the Bereans
17:16—17:21
Paul reasons in
Athens
17:22—17:34
Paul preaches
at Mars Hill
18:1—18:22
Paul preaches
in Corinth
18:23—18:28 18:23—19:41 VII.
Paul’s third
mission trip
Preaching in
Ephesus
18:23—20:38
Paul embarks
on third
mission
journey
19:1—19:10
Discipling in
the school of
Tyrannus
19:11—19:41
Riot in Ephesus
20:1—20:12 20:1—21:14
Eutychus
resurrected
Preaching from
Macedonia to
from the dead back to
Ephesus
20:13—20:16
Paul travels to
Miletus
20:17—20:38
Paul leaves
Ephesus
21:1—21:14 VIII.
Journey south
to Jerusalem 21:1—26:32
Return to
Jerusalem
21:15—21:26 21:15—22:30
Paul greets the
Jewish
Paul on trial
before the Jews
believers and
explains his
ministry
21:27—21:40
Paul arrested in
the temple and
beaten
22:1—22:30
Paul gives his
defense to the
Jews
23:1—23:11 23:1—23:35
Paul gives his
defense to the
Paul on trial
before the
Council Jewish Council
23:12—23:22
Jews vow to
fast until Paul
is killed
23:23—23:35
Romans
transport Paul,
for his safety, to
prison in
Caesarea
24:1—24:27 24:1—26:32
Paul testifies
before Felix
Paul on trial
before the
Governors of
Judea
25:1—25:22
Paul testifies
before Festus;
Paul appeals to
Caesar
25:23—25:27
King Agrippa
inquires about
Paul
26:1—26:32
Paul testifies
before King
Agrippa
27:1—27:13 27:1—28:31 IX.
Paul appointed
a guard and
Paul sent to
Rome for trial
27:1—28:31
Paul a prisoner
sets sail for before Caesar to Rome
Rome
27:14—27:44
Paul
shipwrecked by
storm, but
arrive safely to
an island
28:1—28:10
Arrival on the
island of Malta
28:11—28:31
Paul at Rome;
on house arrest
