{"product_id":"acts-personal-workbook-volume-2-chapters-13-28-by-chad-sychtysz","title":"Acts Personal Workbook, Volume 2 (Chapters 13–28) by Chad Sychtysz","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourteen lessons through Acts 13–28, from a prayer meeting in Antioch to a prisoner in Rome preaching \"with all openness, unhindered.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half of Acts belongs to Paul. Luke turns away from Jerusalem and follows the gospel out across Asia Minor, into Macedonia and Greece, and finally to the capital of the empire. Along the way Paul plants the churches that would receive his letters, gets stoned and left for dead, argues with philosophers on Mars Hill, nearly starts a riot in Ephesus, and spends the last third of the book in chains, defending himself before one Roman official after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChad Sychtysz picks up right where Volume 1 left off. He keeps reminding the reader that Paul isn't really the main character. The apostles didn't preach a religion or an institution; they \"preached Jesus,\" and every journey, every sermon, and every trial in these chapters serves that one message. Sychtysz also tracks Luke's quieter argument. Trial after trial, Roman governors can find nothing against Paul, and Paul insists that the gospel is the fulfillment of the Law of Moses, not a rebellion against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA short introduction recaps the first twelve chapters, so a class can start here if it needs to, and a closing chapter on the end of Acts and the end of Paul's life ties the whole book together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to Acts 13–28\u003c\/strong\u003e covers the book's primary emphasis, a recap of Acts 1–12, and what Luke means (and doesn't mean) by a \"missionary journey.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Missionary Journey, part one (13:1–52)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Missionary Journey, part two (14:1–28)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCouncil in Jerusalem (15:1–35)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Missionary Journey, part one (15:36–16:40)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Missionary Journey, part two (17:1–18:22)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird Missionary Journey, part one (18:23–19:41)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird Missionary Journey, part two (20:1–21:17)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Arrest in Jerusalem (21:15–22:22)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Defense before the Jews (22:23–23:35)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Defense before Felix (24:1–27)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Defense before Festus (25:1–27)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Defense before Agrippa (26:1–32)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul's Journey to Rome (27:1–44)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Arrives in Rome (28:1–31)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion to Acts\u003c\/strong\u003e covers Paul's two years in Rome, the prison epistles, what tradition says about his release and death under Nero, and why Christ, not Paul, remains the central figure of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormat \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery lesson closes with discussion questions spaced for writing, and they don't let a class off easy. Was the dispute in Acts 15 about doctrine or personal conviction, and what's the difference? How could Paul claim a clear conscience after consenting to the murder of Christians? Do people still \"kick against the goads\" today, even when they think they're sincere? The questions work in a Sunday or Wednesday adult class and just as well for one person at the kitchen table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEndnotes carry the supporting detail without slowing the lessons down, and a full source list closes the book, including Barnes, Boles, F. F. Bruce, Coffman, Conybeare and Howson's \u003cem\u003eLife and Epistles of St. Paul\u003c\/em\u003e, Kistemaker, Lenski, Ramsay's \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e, and Reese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eActs Personal Workbook, Vol. 2 (Chapters 13–28)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChad Sychtysz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpiritbuilding Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback workbook\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e202\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrim size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 x 9 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLessons\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14, plus an introduction and conclusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTranslation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew American Standard Bible\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e978-1-964805-97-9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCover design\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarissa Lynch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdult Bible class teachers finishing Acts after Volume 1, or starting a quarter on the life of Paul. Preachers working through Paul's sermons and defenses. Anyone who has read Paul's letters and wants to know the story behind the churches he wrote to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChad Sychtysz\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a minister of the gospel since 1994, serving churches in Alaska and Washington state. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and has written numerous books and workbooks on the Bible, including personal workbooks on 1 \u0026amp; 2 Thessalonians and 1 \u0026amp; 2 Timothy and Titus, and studies of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Proverbs. 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