Conversion
Who was Saul instructed to see to regain sight?
Ananias
Who were St. Paul’s companions on his first journey?
Barnabas and John Mark (Acts 13:2–5)
What did St. Paul and his companion do while in prison?
Prayed and sang hymns to God (Acts 16:25)
What did St. Paul's clothing do in Galatia?
Healed the sick (Acts 19:11–12)
Who was St. Paul? in jewish terms
a Jew, of the tribe of Benjamin
A Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee
What city was Saul traveling to when he converted & why was he going?
Damascus (Acts 9:3)
To bring back Christians bound to Jerusalem to persecute them
Upon entering Cyprus, where would St. Paul usually preach first?
Synagogues (Acts 13:5)
Who did St. Paul meet and convert in Philippi?
Lydia (Acts 16:14–15)
Who opposed Paul in Ephesus and why?
Demetrius, because Paul threatened his idol-making business. (Acts 19:24–27)
What does "Paul" mean in latin?
small or humble
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. [a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
Once the scales fell off of Saul's eyes, what did he do immediately?
arose and was baptized (acts 9:18)
What physical harm happens to St Paul on this journey?
Stoned (Acts 14:19)
What happened to the female slave girl in Philippi?
She was freed from demonic possession by St. Paul (Acts 16:18)
What did the magicians in Ephesus do when they saw St. Paul’s power? (Acts 19:18-19)
They repented and burned their scrolls
How did St. Paul die?
Nero seized him, tortured him severely and beheaded him
What did the Lord say to Saul during the vision? (2 things)
"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:4)
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. [a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
What's the story surrounding Bar-Jesus (also known as Elymas)?
1. Who was he?
2. Interaction with St Paul?
1. Magician and Jewish false prophet who contradicted the Gospel message
2. Empowered by the Holy Spirit,St. Paul made him go blind and Sergio's Paulus (Proconsul/gov of Cyprus) believed in Christ (Acts 13:4-12)
Why were St. Paul and his companion striped, beaten, flogged, and imprisoned? & what happened in the prison?
Acts 16
They cast out a demon from a fortune-telling slave girl (Acts 16:18–23)
St. Paul and Silas were praying and signing hymns when an earthquake shook the prison, opening the doors and loosening the chains.
What was the crowd's response to St. Paul’s miracles in Ephesus, and who started this response (HINT: Think of the profession)?
The whole city rioted because of the silversmiths (Acts 19:28–29)
What was the division that St. Paul and Barnabas experienced between the first and secondary missionary journeys? (Hint: Jerusalem Council)
Whether Gentiles need to observe/conform to Jewish standards, such as dietary laws and circumsion
Verdict: nope! but obv must abstain from things polluted by idols and sexual immorality
What was Saul's first escaping the Jews experience (before any missionary journey)?
Jews were plotting to kill him and it became known to Saul. They watched the gates day and night to kill him. His followers took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.
During St. Paul’s first missionary journey, he and Barnabas were mistaken for gods in a certain city after performing a miracle.
1. What city was this?
2. What miracle occurred
3. Which gods were they mistaken for?
1.Lystra
2 & 3. St. Paul healed a man crippled from birth, and the people mistook Barnabas for Zeus and Paul for Hermes
(Acts 14:8–12)
Who was St. Paul's companion on this journey and the mini background to it?
Silas!
St. Paul and Barnabas were going to return to the cities they'd visited in Asia Minor on their first missionary journey. Barnabas wanted to take John Mark (who had abandoned them shortly into that first trip) and St. Paul refused. Barnabas and Mark set sail for Cyprus and St. Paul and Silas started the 2nd journey
While in Troas, St. Paul preached late into the night in an upper room lit by many lamps.What tragic event occurred during this gathering, how did St. Paul respond, and what impact did it have on the believers present?
A young man named Eutychus fell from a third-story window and died, but St.Paul embraced him and raised him back to life, which greatly comforted and strengthened the faith of those gathered.
(Acts 20:7–12)
Why is St. Paul being a roman citizen important? (3 reasons)
Legal Protections
1. right to avoid flogging and execution without due process
2. right to appeal to Ceasar
3. easier to navigate around the Roman Empire and spread the world