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1. The day of Pentecost is often described as the birth of the Christian Church. What is often forgotten is that, like the Passover, this was one of the three central feasts of the Jewish calendar. Pentecost comes how many days after Passover?
2. At first, the Christian church operated as a sect within Judaism and its members worshipped in the Temple as before. On one occasion Peter, and which other disciple, healed a crippled man that they met whilst going to the Temple for afternoon prayer?
3. In chapter 6, we see the first tension between the Jewish and Gentile wings of the Christian community. This was over the practical issue of helping widows. The disciples decided to recruit seven helpers to assist in administrative matters. Which of the following, also known as the first Christian martyr, was one of those appointed?
4. It wasn't long before persecution began in earnest and Christians were forced out of Jerusalem. Which of the disciples went into Samaria with tremendous results and was also responsible for the conversion of a high-ranking Ethiopian official?
5. One of the chief persecutors of Christians was Saul of Tarsus. That all changed when Saul underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus. Who was the reluctant disciple who was asked to go and lay hands on Saul?
6. Chapter 10 contains one of the most significant moments in the book of Acts. In Joppa, Peter experienced a vision that opened the way for Christianity to expand among the Gentiles. He dreamt about various animals that were in which of the following?
7. Back in Jerusalem, persecution was hotting up. Which of the apostles did King Herod have arrested and killed?
8. Most people associate the book of Acts with Paul's missionary journeys. These had their beginnings at a prayer meeting in the city of Antioch, located in modern-day Turkey. Whom did God name alongside Paul in this work?
9. Another significant dream occurred when Paul and his travelling companions were at Troas close to the Aegean sea. This took Christian mission from Asia Minor into Europe. Paul dreamt about a man who begged for them to come and help his people. Where was he from?
10. Agabus is a prophet mentioned twice in Acts. In chapter 11, he predicted a famine. In chapter 21, he visited Paul at Caesarea and delivered which prophecy that sets the scene for the concluding chapters?
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