Church History Review Sheet
Acts 16:16-28:31
 

Know the following people and what they did: 

Paul                 Silas               Priscilla & Aquila           Timothy                Apollos 
Philip               James             7 Sons of Sceva              Demetrius            Eutychus 
Felix                Festus             Agrippa II                      Bernice                 Lydia 

Know the routes taken by Paul on his second, third, and fourth missionary journeys 

2nd Journey 

Why were Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philipi? 
What were the rights of a Roman citizen when it came to being jailed? 
Why was the jailer at Philippi going to kill himself? 
Why were the Christians at Berea of "more noble character"? 
What two Greek ethical groups did Paul get into discussion with at Athens? 
What did both of those groups believe? 
How did Paul speak to the Greeks at Athens that was different from the way he spoke to  
Jews in a synagogue? 
What is an example of how Christians could do this today?  (Be ready to give a specific  
example) 
During the time when Paul was in Athens, where were the rest of his traveling  
companions? 
What was the occupation of Priscilla and Aquila? (that Paul was also skilled at) 
What kind of person was Apollos? 

3rd Journey 

Explain briefly the thought process of the 7 sons of Sceva (why they were using Jesus'  
name if they weren't Christians) 
What god (both Greek and Roman names) did Demetrius make statutes of? 
Why did the city clerk not want a riot in the city?  (ch. 19)  
What was Paul's advice to the Ephesian elders? 
What was Agabus' prophecy concerning Paul going to Jerusalem? 
How did Agabus illustrate that truth? 
Why did some of the Asian Jews get upset when they saw Paul in the temple? 
Know the following parts of the temple area: 
1.  Court of Gentiles 
2.  Court of Women 
3.  Antonia 
What part of the temple was Paul most likely in when the Asian Jews saw him? 
Who did the Roman commander think Paul was? 
What was the background for this? 
How did the Roman commander violate Paul's rights as a Roman citizen? 
When Paul was taken before the Sanhedrin what was the result?  
Who was the person who told the commander about the plot to kill Paul? 
What did the commander do as a result? 
How did the commander twist the facts a little in his letter to Felix? 
What was the capatio benevolentiae? 
What were some of "written" and "unwritten" rules of a Roman trial? 

4th Journey 

What was Paul's advice in terms of continuing on or staying put in Fair Havens? 
What island were the crew of the ship shipwrecked on? 
What were ways in which Paul's "holiness" or "supernaturalness" were shown to the  
men? 
What were Paul's living conditions like in Rome? 

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