Verlyn D. Verbrugge (PhD, University of Notre Dame) served as senior editor-at-large for biblical and theological resources at Zondervan until his death in 2015. He published a number of articles and was general editor of the acclaimed New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Abridged Edition. He is the author of several books, including Paul and Money and A Not-So-Silent-Night.

• Preface. . . . 6Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible. . . . 7Sources. . . . 9Pentecost and Outreach in Jerusalem. . . . 15Stephen and Philip and Outreach in Judea and Samaria . . . . 23Peter and the Winds of Change. . . . 29Paul---Conversion to First Missionary Journey. . . . 35The Jerusalem Council. . . . 45Paul---The Second Missionary Journey. . . . 51Paul---The Third Missionary Journey. . . . 63Paul’s Imprisonments. . . . 75The Last Four Decades of the First Century. . . . 85Map of the Roman World. . . . 96

Verlyn D. Verbrugge (PhD, University of Notre Dame) served as senior editor-at-large for biblical and theological resources at Zondervan until his death in 2015. He published a number of articles and was general editor of the acclaimed New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Abridged Edition. He is the author of several books, including Paul and Money and A Not-So-Silent-Night.

• Preface. . . . 6Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible. . . . 7Sources. . . . 9Pentecost and Outreach in Jerusalem. . . . 15Stephen and Philip and Outreach in Judea and Samaria . . . . 23Peter and the Winds of Change. . . . 29Paul---Conversion to First Missionary Journey. . . . 35The Jerusalem Council. . . . 45Paul---The Second Missionary Journey. . . . 51Paul---The Third Missionary Journey. . . . 63Paul’s Imprisonments. . . . 75The Last Four Decades of the First Century. . . . 85Map of the Roman World. . . . 96

Verlyn D. Verbrugge (PhD, University of Notre Dame) served as senior editor-at-large for biblical and theological resources at Zondervan until his death in 2015. He published a number of articles and was general editor of the acclaimed New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Abridged Edition. He is the author of several books, including Paul and Money and A Not-So-Silent-Night.

• Preface. . . . 6Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible. . . . 7Sources. . . . 9Pentecost and Outreach in Jerusalem. . . . 15Stephen and Philip and Outreach in Judea and Samaria . . . . 23Peter and the Winds of Change. . . . 29Paul---Conversion to First Missionary Journey. . . . 35The Jerusalem Council. . . . 45Paul---The Second Missionary Journey. . . . 51Paul---The Third Missionary Journey. . . . 63Paul’s Imprisonments. . . . 75The Last Four Decades of the First Century. . . . 85Map of the Roman World. . . . 96