Chapter 3: The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles

1. Chapter 3: The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles Christian Communities and Scriptures (pgs. 44-63)

2. Small Christian Communities: Prayer and Mutual Love • The Communities on Paul’s Second Journey • Love Brings Conversion in Philippi • Run Out of Thessalonica • Rejection in Athens • Challenge in Corinth • The Communities on Paul’s Third Journey • Taking on the Magicians in Ephesus • House Churches

3. Small Christian Communities cont’d • Troubles for Paul in Jerusalem • A Mission of Mercy • A Touching Farewell • A Mob Attack and Roman Protection • Paul’s Final Years in Rome • House Arrest • Death in Nero’s Persecutions For Review pg. 55

4. Paul’s Advice • Philippi • Steadfast in Faith – Philippians 1:27 • Thessalonica • Church Order – 1Thessalonians 5:12-22 • Corinth • One Body, Many Parts – 1Corithians 12:12-26 • Ephesus • Battle against Evil – Ephesians 6:13-17

5. The Christian Testament: Letters, Stories, and Inspiration • Paul’s Epistles: Letters of Love to the Christian Communities • Written to the Local Assembly • Paul’s Message Summarized • Treasures Passed On • The Gospels: Answers to the Question, Who Was Jesus? • The Good News Told, Then Written Down • Different Gospels, Different Audiences • Other Writings of the Christian Testament

6. The Final Break with Judaism: Christianity as a New Religion • Jesus the Jew • Made sense for Jewish Christians to live as Jews • The Breach Widens • James (leader of Jerusalem Christians) • Arrested, thrown off temple roof, stoned to death • Christians flee out of fear • A Matter of Survival • Jews rebel by discontinuing daily sacrifice to Emperor Nero • Roman army take the city and destroy the temple • Judaism needed unity

7. Life Journeys Jesus Paul