The Church Begins in Jerusalem – Additional Resources

Further Reading:

Loveday Alexander, “The Preface to Acts and the Historians,” in Ben Witherington III, History, Literature and Society in the Book of Acts (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) 73-103.

Hans F. Bayer,“The Preaching of Peter in Acts,” in I.H. Marshall and David Peterson, eds., Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998) 257-74.

Articles: (click to view)

• The Acts of the Apostles, by Encyclopedia Britannica
• Why Study the Book of Acts?, by Justin S. Holcomb
• A Pentecost to Celebrate, by Ryan Griffith

Charts: (click to view)

Acts 1 Resource, by preceptaustin.org

Videos: (click to view)

• The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Week 1: Pre-Explosion: The Preparations for Pentecost (full lecture)
• Jesus: The Sequel, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• The Author of Acts, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• You Will Be My Witnesses, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• Choosing a Disciple, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Week 2: Pentecost – The Nativity of the Church (full lecture)
• International Interest, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• Peter’s First Sermon, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• The Rhythms of Community, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• Wonder and Words, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Week 3: Peril and Persistence (full lecture)
• Opposition to the Disciples, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• The Power of Parresia, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
• Opposition Within the Disciples, Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton

Podcasts: (click to access)

• “Drunk at Nine O’clock in the Morning” (Pentecost), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
• “Harmony in the Spirit” (Pentecost), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast
• “Property and Community” (Second Sunday in Easter), Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast

Art: (click to view)

• Pentecost, by Jean II Restout
• Pentecost, by Stephen Dorfmeister
• St. Peter Preaching at Pentecost, by Benjamin West