Looking at the apostles’ mission to share the Gospel with the Gentiles.
You will do a study of one of the geographical areas described in the book of Acts during the very beginnings of the Church’s spread of Christianity to the Gentile nations. Start out by reading Acts 10-15.
Iconium is the location.
• Identify the cultural context and geographical location of Iconium, of this area during the time that the book of Acts in the Bible took place.
• analyze why this mission was controversial, dangerous, and significant for the early Christian church
• Analyze and articulate the significance of this location in the spread of Christianity.
• Looking at the entirety of Acts 10-15, identify the various “parties” in the argument over the spread of Christianity to the Gentiles.
• Describe each “party’s” point of view and how the early church finally settled the issue.
• What do you think was ultimately at stake in the argument?

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