Teaser questions for Acts 22. Ponder these, and we’ll work through this chapter on Sunday, April 7.
How does St Paul respectfully address this crowd?
What single factor makes the crowd silent when only a few minutes before, they’d been rioting?
What does Paul say to indicate that, as far as Judaism goes, he’s the real deal?
What authoritative figures does Paul say could vouch for this? (Even when they probably wouldn’t want to).
What famous story about himself does Paul tell the crowd? How many times is this same story told in the book of Acts? And how many times is it referred to in the rest of the New Testament?
How do we know that Ananias recognized the former persecutor of the church as now being a Christian? (Especially verse 13)
What does Ananias exhort Paul (verse 16) to do? And what does that do for Paul?
What statement of Paul in verse 21 makes the previously silent crowd go crazy? And why did they react that way?
Why does the Roman tribune not understand (verse 24) why the crowd reacted?
What one question (verse 25) stops Paul’s punishment before it began?
What was the crucial difference (verse 28) between Paul’s condition and that of the Roman tribune?
What 2 things (verse 29) made the Roman tribune afraid?