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Acts of the Apostles: Paul's Journey | What's in the Bible?

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The area of land the Romans owned during the height of their rule.

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Philippians 2:1-5 New International Version (NIV)

Imitating Christ’s Humility

2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

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Post 6 interpret and apply one of Paul's messages for us today in 50 - 100 words

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Post 6 interpret and apply one of Paul's messages for us today in 50 - 100 words

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The messages represented in Paul’s epistles are still relevant to the way we live our life today. In Philippians 2:1-5, Paul expresses the idea that being selfless and humble is vital to being part of the Christian faith, as this is how Jesus lived. In the modern day world, this is still applicable to everyone, but especially the wealthy and powerful in the world. This passage calls us to choose humility over arrogance in the greed ridden world we live in.

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EXPLAIN - themes in Paul's epistles

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EXPLAIN - article: "Getting a handle on Paul's thought" and related document

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Post 5 Identify and explain a cultural challenge for Paul that is revealed in one of his epistles

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Post 5 Identify and explain a cultural challenge for Paul that is revealed in one of his epistles

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A cultural challenge seen in one of Paul’s epistles was the adamancy of the Jewish people that boys needed to be circumcised to become part of their faith. Jews were used to performing rituals to prove their belief in their faith. When Paul was preaching about Christianity, he said that no rituals were needed in order to prove dedication, you just have to make your actions reflect your beliefs. The Jews were initially confused by this and this may have challenged Paul during his mission.

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Post 4 explain the purpose of Paul's letters and identify the main messages in his preaching 

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Post 4 explain the purpose of Paul's letters and identify the main messages in his preaching 

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Paul’s motivation to write the epistles was to maintain contact with those he had converted to Christianity on his journeys. The nine letters were addressed to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and the Thessalonians (some received more than one letter). Some of the themes and messages seen in Paul’s epistles are achieving righteousness and salvation by being faithful to the lord, not through one’s status. Also, the fact the the death and resurrection of Jesus was genuine and enables us to receive eternal life, and contributing positively to the Church is an important part of being a Christian.

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ENGAGE ACTIVITY SET 2
EXPLORE ACTIVITY- Locating the communities

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Post 3 - outline the extent of Paul's first or second or third journey

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Post 3 - outline the extent of Paul's first or second or third journey

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The extent of Paul’s first journey covered a large expanse of the Mediterranean. The communities he travelled and preached to can be clearly seen in the map to the right. St Paul, along with his companion Barnabas, started his first journey at Syrian Antioch’s seaport Seleucia. They then sailed to Cyprus where they taught people about Christianity in the synagogues throughout the island. They both travelled to Pamphylia and another Antioch located in Pisidia (near modern-day Turkey). Later, they went down Lycaonia where they worked in Iconium, Lystra and Derbe. In Iconium, he spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed in what they were saying and in Lystra, Paul healed a lame man (Acts 14:1:24). As they were passing through Pisidia and Pamphylia again, they worked in Perga, went down to Attalia and then caught a ship back to Syrian Antioch.

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ACTS 7:54 -8:3
ACTS 9:1 - 31
ACTS 21:37 - 22:21
GALATIANS 1:15-16

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Post 2 - explain the significance of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus 

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Post 2 - explain the significance of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus 

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Saul of Tarsus’ conversion was significant because it allowed him to become a figurehead in the early spread of Christianity. Paul went from condoning the killing, stoning and imprisonment of Christians to becoming one. He had a privileged life and a strict Jewish and Secular education. Saul was brought was brought up as a zealous Jew and believed that Christians were a threat to the authority of his religion. Saul’s conversion occurred when he was travelling to persecute Christians. A bright light blinded him when he heard Jesus’ voice say “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”. Saul then came to the realisation that his actions were wrong. So he was Baptised and took the name of Paul. Paul devoted the rest of his life to converting others to Christianity and spreading the word of the Lord. Over his lifetime, he travelled 32187 kilometres throughout the Mediterranean educating people about Christianity.

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ACTS 2:1-13 (Origin of listeners)
ACTS 21:37-40 (Greek and Hebrew; Jew; Citizen)
EXPLORE ACTIVITY- documentary

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Post 1- describe the Mediterranean world in 33 CE 

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Post 1- describe the Mediterranean world in 33 CE 

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The Mediterranean world during 33CE was dominated by Roman rule and civil unrest was prevalent. The Roman Empire controlled much of this area, due to their sophisticated and advanced technology for the time and their extremely strong and large military forces. Because of the Roman engineering of the time, goods and people were able to be transported with ease. Whilst building the Temple of Artemis, sections of the columns used were placed in a spherical wooden structure and rolled to the construction site. This allowed materials to be imported from great distances. The key languages of the time were Latin, Greek and Aramaic. Written communication was common in well educated people during this time as St Paul frequently wrote letters that made up a significant part of the New Testament in the Bible. Different ethnic and cultural groups living in the main regions were the Galatians living in the region of Galatia (modern day Turkey), the Cretans living in Crete (a Greek island), Persians living in Cappadocia, and Arabs, Asians and Romans living throughout the Mediterranean. The significant cities during this time were Jerusalem, Syrian Antioch, Tarsus, Cappadocia and Rome.