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15.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Where were the two cities named Antioch located?

2. In which one of these cities were the disciples first called Christians?

3. What country is this Asia Minor located in today?

4. How many seas border Asia Minor and what are their names?

5.What was the name of the Proconsul Paul converted whose name we have found in archeological
digs?

6. Describe an Imperial Cult.

7-8. Name two religions or deities that Paul would have had to engage in his evangelistic work?

9. Which temple in Asia Minor was a wonder of the ancient world?
10. Why did the businessmen in Ephesus oppose Paul’s ministry?

11. Why is it unlikely that Saul, or God, changed his name to Paul?

15.5 Let’s Personalize this lesson…

Read through Acts 11-28 quickly and make a note of each time it talks about God using
miracles to confirm the accuracy of the early church. Then answer these questions for each
time it comes up:

1. Did God decide when to act through miracles or did Paul tell God when they wanted Him to do
it?
2. Were other “miracle workers” able to deceive through false signs?
3. Why did some mistake the apostles for deities?

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