The Chiasm of Acts 1:1-11

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 1:1-11 the center and climax is the words of Jesus, "John baptized with water, but you will be

The Chiasm of Acts 11: 19-26

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 11: 19-26 the center and climax is when Barnabas arrived in Antioch "and witnessed the grace of God,

The Chiasm of Acts 1:1-13

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 1:1-13 the center and climax is the words of Jesus, "John baptized with water, but you will be

The Chiasm of Acts 17:15-34

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 17:15-34 the center and climax is that God "does not dwell in temples made with hands nor is

The Chiasm of Acts 2:17-18

A chiasm is a literary structure where themes of the first section of a passage are repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 2:17-18 the center and climax is a list of the results of the baptism of the Spirit (Acts 2:17:c-e). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Acts-2.17-18a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Acts 2:40-47

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in reverse order in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 2:40-47 the center and climax is the description of the earl church: "Everyone kept feeling a sense of

When was Saul Converted ? On the Road to Damascus or When He Received His Sight?

When was Saul of Tarsus converted? Was it on the Road to Damascus or was it when he received his sight after his three days of blindness? There are several clues in the three accounts of his conversion in Acts 9:3-18; 22:6-16; and 26:12-18. Evidence can be found for both positions. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Acts-9.3-26.18a-Time-of-Conversion.pdf

The Chiasm of Acts 13:1-4

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 13:1-4 the center and climax is the Holy Spirit saying, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to

The Significance of the Household Baptisms in the New Testament Church

The New Testament records five household baptisms (Acts 10:1-11:18; 16:14-15; 16:29-34; 18:8; 1 Cor 1:14). The clear implication of these five passages is that all those who believed were baptized regardless of their age. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Acts-10.1-16.34a-Household-Baptisms.pdf

The Chiasm of Acts 20:17-38

A chiasm is a literary structure where vocabulary of the first section of a passage is repeated in the second. The center of the chiasm is typically the climax of the passage. In Acts 20:17-38 the center and climax is Paul's words of farewell to the Ephesian elders, "Pay careful attention to yourselves and to