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Order Description RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS For this course, you are required to write a 5–8-page research paper addressing 1 of the topics from the list below. Your paper must incorporate at least 6 scholarly sources from the Approved Sources list and must be formatted in correct, current Turabian style. Additionally, the paper must be accompanied by a properly formatted title page, outline, and bibliography, all of which do not count toward the length requirement. Additionally, be sure to follow all of the detailed instructions outlined below. You must incorporate your instructor’s suggestions. Review the grading rubrics for each of these submissions in order to improve the quality of your work. Choose 1 of the following topics for your research paper: Acts 1:8 The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts The “calling” of Saul of Tarsus Acts 19:1–7 Baptism of the Holy Spirit Paul’s First Missionary Journey Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Paul’s Trip to Rome The Relation of the 7 in Acts 6 to the Office of Deacon APPROVED RESOURCES FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER BY PASSAGE AND TOPIC The approved resources are sorted by passage/topic. The textbook for this course may be used as a source for your paper. Remember to add the date you access each online work at the end of the entry. Ex.: (accessed January 1, 2014). Acts 1:8 Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Ellis, E. Earle. “‘The End of the Earth’ (Acts 1:8).” Bulletin for Biblical Research 1 (1991): 123–132. Fee, Gordon D. “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence.” Pneuma 7, no. 2 (1985): 87–99. Hughey, B. Steve. “Witnesses... Where? The Four Arenas of Mission Involvement.” Missio Apostolica 7, no. 1 (1999): 49–56. Keck, Leander E. “Listening to and Listening For: From Text to Sermon (Acts 1:8).” Interpretation 27, no. 2 (1973): 184–202. Melbourne, Bertram L. “Acts 1:8 Re-examined: Is Acts 8 its Fulfillment?” Journal of Religious Thought 57/58: 2 (2005): 1–18. Moore, Thomas S. “‘To the End of the Earth’: The Geographical and Ethnic Universalism of Acts 1:8 in Light of Isaianic Influence on Luke.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40, no. 3 (1997): 390–99. Russell, Walt. “The Anointing with the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts.” Trinity Journal 7, no. 1 (1986): 48–63. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Arrington, French L. “The Indwelling, Baptism, and Infilling with the Holy Spirit: A Differentiation of Terms.” Pneuma 3, no. 2 (Fall 1981): 1–10. Bruce, F. F. “Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles.” Interpretation 27, no. 2 (April 1973): 166–183. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Drumwright, Huber L. “Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 17, no. 1 (Fall 1974): 3–17. Harm, Frederick R. “Structural Elements Related to the Gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts.” Concordia Journal 14, no. 1 (January 1988): 28–41. Mathews, Danny. “The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts: A Critique of Jack Deere’s Surprised by the Power of the Spirit.” Restoration Quarterly 41, no. 2 (1999): 71–86. Roberts, R. L. “The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).” Restoration Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1960): 234–238. Russell, Walt. “The Anointing with the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts.” Trinity Journal 7, no. 1 (Spring 1986): 47–63. Turner, Max. “The Work of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts.” Word & World 23, no. 2 (Spring 2003): 146–153. The “calling” of Saul of Tarsus Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Dyck, Harold J. “The Conversion of Paul: A Model?” Direction 9, no. 4 (October 1980): 3–9. Harrer, G. A. “Saul Who Also Is Called Paul.” Harvard Theological Review 33, no. 1 (January 1940): 19–33. Hedrick, Charles W. “Paul’s Conversion/Call: A Comparative Analysis of the Three Reports in Acts.” Journal of Biblical Literature 100, no. 3 (September 1981): 415–432. Hoerber, Robert G. “Paul's Conversion/Call.” Concordia Journal 22, no. 2 (April 1996): 186–188. Kern, Philip H. “Paul's Conversion and Luke's Portrayal of Character in Acts 8–10.” Tyndale Bulletin 54, no. 2 (2003): 63–80. Leary, T. J. “Paul's Improper Name.” New Testament Studies 38, no. 3 (July 1992): 467–469. McDonough, Sean M. “Small Change: Saul to Paul, Again.” Journal of Biblical Literature 125, no. 2 (June 2006): 390–391. Meyer, Wendel W. “Sermon: The Conversion of St. Paul.” Anglican Theological Review 85, no. 1 (Winter 2003): 13–17. Ralston, Timothy J. “The Theological Significance of Paul’s Conversion.” Bibliotheca Sacra 147, no. 586 (April 1990): 198–215. Rordorf, Willy. Translated by Peter W. Dunn. “Paul’s Conversion in the Canonical Acts and in the Acts of Paul.” Semeia 80 (1997): 137–144. Witherup, Ronald D. “Functional Redundancy in the Acts of the Apostles: A Case Study.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 48 (1992): 67–86. Acts 19:1–7 Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf Fee, Gordon D. “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence.” Pneuma 7, no. 2 (1985): 87–99. Lee, Mark. “An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism.” Pneuma 26, no. 1 (2004): 81–98. Utley, Bob. “Luke the Historian: Acts.” The Study Bible Commentary Series, New Testament, 3B. (November 2012) https://bible.org/seriespage/luke-historian-acts. Baptism of the Holy Spirit Arrington, French L. “The Indwelling, Baptism, and Infilling with the Holy Spirit: A Differentiation of Terms.” Pneuma 3, no. 2 (Fall 1981): 1–10. Bloesch, Donald G. “The Wind of the Spirit: Thoughts on a Doctrinal Controversy.” Reformed Journal 23, no. 8 (1973): 11–16. Brown, Schuyler. “Water-baptism and Spirit-baptism in Luke-Acts.” Anglican Theological Review 59, no. 2 (April 1977): 135–151. Chafer, Lewis S. “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit.” Bibliotheca Sacra 109, no. 435 (July 1952): 200–216. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Dayton, Donald W. “Doctrine of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit: Its Emergence and Significance.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 13 (Spring 1978): 114–126. Fee, Gordon D. “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence.” Pneuma 7, no. 2 (1985): 87–99. Gaebelein, A. C. “Baptism of the Spirit.” Central Bible Quarterly 5, no. 2 (Summer 1962): 34–40. Lyon, Robert W. “Baptism and Spirit-Baptism in the New Testament.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 14, no. 1 (Spring 1979): 14–26. O’Neill, John C. “The Connection between Baptism and the Gift of the Spirit in Acts.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 63 (1996): 87–103. Pettegrew, Larry D. “Dispensationalists and Spirit Baptism.” Master's Seminary Journal 8, no. 1 (Spring 1997): 29–46. Roberts, Dick. “The Baptism in the Holy Spirit.” Conservative Theological Journal 8, no. 24 (August 2004): 230–244. Terry, Bruce. “Baptized in One Spirit.” Restoration Quarterly 21, no. 4 (1978): 193–200. Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 1.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 402 (April 1944): 233–247. Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 2.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 403 (July 1944): 358–374. Unger, Merrell F. “The Baptism with the Holy Spirit Part 3.” Bibliotheca Sacra 101, no. 404 (October 1944): 484–499. Walvoord, John F. “The Person of the Holy Spirit Part 7 The Work of the Holy Spirit in Salvation.” Bibliotheca Sacra 98, no. 392 (October 1941): 422–446. Wood, Laurence W. “Exegetical-Theological Reflections on the Baptism with the Holy Spirit.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 1979): 51–63. Zuber, Kevin D. “The Baptism of the Spirit: A Defense of a Dispensational Understanding of the Phrase.” Conservative Theological Journal 10, no. 29 (May 2006): 6–18. Paul’s First Missionary Journey Burdick, Donald W. “Pioneering With Paul Part I — Perga to Athens.” Bible and Spade 2, no. 3 (Summer 1973): 66–73. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Cox, Raymond L. “Journey to Pisidia.” Bible and Spade 7, no. 4 (Autumn 1978): 123–28. Culpepper, R. Alan. “Paul's Mission to the Gentile World: Acts 13–19.” Review & Expositor 71 (Fall 1974): 487–497. DeSilva, David A. “Paul’s Sermon in Antioch of Pisidia.” Bibliotheca Sacra 151 (January 1994): 32–49. Detwiler, David F. “Paul’s Approach to the Great Commission in Acts 14:21–23.” Bibliotheca Sacra 152 (January–March 1995): 33–41. Fleming, Kenneth C. “Missionary Service in the Life of Paul.” Emmaus Journal 1, no. 3 (Winter 1992): 263–278. Murphy, S. Jonathan. “The Role of Barnabas in the Book of Acts.” Bibliotheca Sacra 167, no. 667 (July 2010): 320–341. Polhill, John B. “Evangelism in the Acts of the Apostles.” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 5, no. 1 (Spring 2001): 5–15. Unger, Merrill F. “Archaeology and the Cities of Paul’s First Missionary Journey Part II: Pisidian Antioch and Gospel Penetration of the Greek World.” Bibliotheca Sacra 118, no. 469 (Jan 1961): 47–53. Unger, Merrill F. “Archaeology and the Cities of Paul’s First Missionary Journey Part III: Archaeology and Paul’s Visit to Iconium, Lystra and Derbe.” Bibliotheca Sacra 118, no. 470 (April 1961): 108–112. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Back, Peter. “Exegesis on Some Key Passages Relating to Mission. Acts 14:21–28, Acts 15:36–41 and Acts 16:2.” Evangel 20, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 20–22. Bahnsen, Greg L. “The Encounter of Jerusalem with Athens.” Ashland Theological Journal 13 (1980): 5–40. Bock, Darrell L. “Jesus as Lord in Acts and in the Gospel Message.” Bibliotheca Sacra 143 (April–June 1986): 146–154. Burdick, Donald W. “Pioneering With Paul Part II – Corinth to Miletus.” Bible and Spade 2, no. 4 (Autumn 1973): 98–103. Charles, J. Daryl. “Engaging the (Neo)Pagan Mind: Paul’s Encounter with Athenian Culture as a Model for Cultural Apologetics (Acts 17:16–34).” Trinity Journal 16, no. 1 (Spring 1995): 48–62. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Culpepper, R. Alan. “Paul’s Mission to the Gentile World: Acts 13–19.” Review & Expositor 71, no. 4 (Fall 1974): 487–497. Dahle, Lars. “Acts 17:16–34 An Apologetic Model Then and Now?” Tyndale Bulletin 53, no. 2 (2002): 313–316. Dunham, Robert E. “Between Text & Sermon: Acts 17:16–34.” Interpretation 60, no. 2 (April 2006): 202–204. Fellows, Richard G. “Renaming in Paul’s Churches: The Case of Crispus-Sosthenes Revisited.” Tyndale Bulletin 56, no. 2 (2005): 112–130. Fleming, Kenneth C. “Missionary Service in the Life of Paul.” Emmaus Journal 1, no. 3 (Winter 1992): 263–278. Jewett, Robert. “Mapping The Route of Paul’s ‘Second Missionary Journey’ from Dorylaeum to Troas.” Tyndale Bulletin 48, no. 1 (1997): 2–22. Luter, A. Boyd. “Partnership in the Gospel: The Role of Women in the Church at Philippi.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39, no. 3 (September 1996): 412–420. Phelps, Stephen H. “Acts 16:16–40, Between Text & Sermon.” Interpretation 61, no. 2 (April 2007): 206–208. Trebilco, Paul. “Paul and Silas: Servants of the Most High God (Acts 16:16–18).” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 36 (1989): 51–73. Winter, Bruce W. “Gallio’s Ruling on the Legal Status of Early Christianity (Acts 18:14–15).” Tyndale Bulletin 50, no. 2 (1999): 213–224. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Boyd, Bob. “The Areopagus, Or Mars’ Hill.” Bible and Spade 3, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 11. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Culpepper, R. Alan. “Paul’s Mission to the Gentile World: Acts 13–19.” Review & Expositor 71, no. 4 (Fall 1974): 487–497. Fee, Gordon D. “Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Issue of Separability and Subsequence.” Pneuma 7, no. 2 (1985): 87–99. Gaventa, Beverly Roberts. “Theology and Ecclesiology in the Miletus Speech: Reflections on Content and Context.” New Testament Studies 50, no. 1 (January 2004): 36–52. Hemer, Colin J. “The Speeches of Acts: Pt 1: The Ephesian elders at Miletus; Pt 2: The Areopagus address.” Tyndale Bulletin 40, no. 2 (1989): 239–259. Kilgallen, John J. “Acts 20:35 and Thucydides 2.97.4.” Journal of Biblical Literature 112, no. 2 (Summer 1993): 312–314. Kreitzer, Larry J. “A Numismatic Clue to Acts 19:23–41: The Ephesian Cistophori of Claudius and Agrippina.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 30 (1987): 59–70. Lee, Mark. “An Evangelical Dialogue on Luke, Salvation, and Spirit Baptism.” Pneuma 26, no. 1 (Fall 2004): 81–98. Neyrey, Jerome H. “‘Teaching You in Public and from House to House’ (Acts 20.20): Unpacking a Cultural Stereotype.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 26, no. 1 (September 2003): 69–102. Songer, Harold S. “Paul’s Mission to Jerusalem: Acts 20–28.” Review & Expositor 71, no. 4 (Fall 1974): 499–510. Utley, Bob. “Luke the Historian: Acts.” The Study Bible Commentary Series, New Testament, 3B. (November 2012) https://bible.org/seriespage/luke-historian-acts. Paul’s Trip to Rome Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Gilchrist, J. M. “The Historicity of Paul's Shipwreck.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 18, no. 61 (July 1996): 29–51. Hemer, Colin J. “First Person Narrative in Acts 27–28.” Tyndale Bulletin 36, no. 1 (1985): 79–109. Ladouceur, David J. “Hellenistic Preconceptions of Shipwreck and Pollution as a Context for Acts 27–28.” Harvard Theological Review 73, no. 3–4 (October 1980): 435–449. Miles, Gary B. and Garry W. Trompf. “Luke and Antiphon: The Theology of Acts 27–28 in the Light of Pagan Beliefs about Divine Retribution, Pollution, and Shipwreck.” Harvard Theological Review 69, no. 3–4 (October 1976): 259–267. Praeder, Susan M. “Acts 27:1–28:16: Sea Voyages in Ancient Literature and the Theology of Luke–Acts.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 46, no. 4 (1984): 683–706. The Relation of the 7 in Acts 6 to the Office of Deacon Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Fraser, Richard. “Office of Deacon.” Presbyterion 11, no. 1 (Spring 1985): 13–19. Knight, George W. “Two Offices (Elders/Bishops and Deacons) and Two Orders of Elders (Preaching/Teaching Elders and Ruling Elders): A New Testament Study.” Presbyterion 11, no. 1 (Spring 1985): 1–12. Miller, David W. “The Uniqueness of New Testament Church Eldership.” Grace Theological Journal 6, no. 2 (Fall 1985): 316–327. Nagel, Norman E. “The Twelve and the Seven in Acts 6 and the Needy.” Concordia Journal 31, no. 2 (April 2005): 113–126. Spencer, F. Scott. “Neglected Widows in Acts 6:1–7.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 56, no. 4 (October 1994): 715–733. Acts 4:12 Boesak, Allan Aubrey. “In the Name of Jesus: Acts 4:12.” Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 52 (September 1985): 49–55. Ching, Julia. “No Other Name.” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 12, no. 2–3 (June 1985): 253–262. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Culpepper, Hugo H. “Acts 4:12.” Review & Expositor 89, no. 1 (December 1992): 85–87. Utley, Bob. “Luke the Historian: Acts.” The Study Bible Commentary Series, New Testament, 3B. (November 2012) https://bible.org/seriespage/luke-historian-acts. Simon the Magician Brakke, David. “Simon Magus: The First Gnostic?” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 66, no. 2 (April 2004): 321–323. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Deffinbaugh, Bob. “Simon and Simon (Acts 8:1–25).” http://bible.org/seriespage/simon-and-simon-acts-81-25. Inglis, James. “A Voice from the Past: Simon Magus.” Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society 2, no. 1 (Spring 1989): 46–54. Kaufman, Paul L. “Exegetical Consideration of Baptism in the New Testament.” Central Bible Quarterly 3, no. 3 (Fall 1960): 14–17. Meeks, Wayne A. “Simon Magus in Recent Research.” Religious Studies Review 3, no. 3 (1977): 137–142. Spät, Eszter. “The Teachers of Mani in the Acta Archelai and Simon Magus.” Vigiliae Christianae 58, no. 1 (2004): 1–23. Strauss, Lehman. “Regeneration, Justification and Sanctification.” http://bible.org/article/regeneration-justification-and-sanctification. Verbrugge, Verlyn D. “Delivered over to Satan.” Reformed Journal 30, no. 6 (1980): 17–19. Yamauchi, Edwin M. “Magic in the Biblical World.” Tyndale Bulletin 34 (1983): 169–200. Speaking in Tongues in Acts Bellshaw, William G. “The Confusion of Tongues.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 478 (April 1963): 146–153. Busenitz, Nathan. “The Gift Of Tongues: Comparing the Church Fathers with Contemporary.” Masters Seminary Journal 17, no. 1 (Spring 2006): 61–78. Clearwaters, Richard V. “The Gift of Tongues and Prophecy.” Central Bible Quarterly 15, no. 2 (Summer 1972): 35–39. Constable, Thomas L. “Notes on Acts.” Dr. Constable’s Expository Notes. (2014). http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/acts.pdf. Hodges, Zane C. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: The Purpose of Tongues.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 227–233. Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part I: Introduction.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 479 (July 1963): 225–226. Johnson, Jr., S. Lewis. “A Symposium on the Tongues Movement Part II: The Gift of Tongues and the Book of Acts.” Bibliotheca Sacra 120, no. 480 (October 1963): 310–311. MacDonald, William G. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 60–68. McDougall, Donald G. “Cessationism in 1 Cor 13:8–12.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 178–213. Poythress, Vern S. “Linguistic and Sociological Analyses of Modern Tongues-speaking: Their Contributions and Limitations.” Westminster Theological Journal 42, no. 2 (Spring 1980): 367–388. Snoeberger, Mark A. “Tongues—Are They for Today?” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 14 (2009): 4–21. Swanson, Dennis M. “Bibliography of Works on Cessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 312–327. Thomas, Robert L. “The Hermeneutics of Noncessationism.” Masters Seminary Journal 14, no. 2 (Fall 2003): 288–310. Van Elderen, Bastian. “Glossolalia in the New Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 7, no. 2 (Spring 1964): 54–58. Weaver, Gilbert B. “Tongues Shall Cease.” Grace Journal 14, no. 1 (Winter 1973): 13–23. Acts 4:12 Simon the Magician Speaking in Tongues in Acts