SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF ACTS OF APOSTLES BIBLICAL PERIOD #12: THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ON EARTH FOCUS Witness in Jerusalem Witness in Judea and Sumaria Witness to the ends of the earth COVENANT THE NEW COVENANT IN CHRIST SCRIPTURE 1:1---------------3:1--------------8:5---------------13:1---------------21:17-----28:31 DIVISION Birth of the church Progress of the Church Expansion of the Church Paul's three missionary journeys Paul's Trials TOPIC The faithful remnant of the Old Covenant becomes the New Covenant Church Samria [Israel] comes into the New Covenant The Gentiles are reunited with the Family of God Simon-Peter's apostolic mission Philip the deacon's mission Paul's conversion and apostolic mission LOCATION Jerusalem Judea and Samaria The world TIME 30 years [from 30 AD - c. 60 AD]
	TIME LINE: AD World Empire: The Roman Empire ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Roman Province of Judea] 30________ 35________ 42________ 49________ 62_______ 64_________ 66_________ 70_______ Jesus' Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension James son of Zebedee martyred Peter founds Church in Rome Counsel of Jerusalem James Christian Bishop of Jerusalem martyred Fire destroys Rome Jewish revolt against Rome Romans destroy Jersalem and the Temple Second Great Pentecost Peter founds Church in Antioch, Turkey Paul's First Mission [44 - 49] Paul's Second Mission [49 - 52] Roman persecution of Christians 67 ? Peter and Paul martyred in Rome