Acts Chronicles

Distractor Insight: Emphasize that Saul encountered Jesus directly in heavenly glory, not through an intermediary apostle or angel.

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The Book of Acts Chronicles | Teacher Answer Key & Rubric

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Part II Detailed Solutions • Acts 13–28 (To the Ends of the Earth)

6 Correct: B — It proved Gentiles could receive salvation freely

Acts 10:44–48; 11:18

Key Concept: Peter’s vision of clean/unclean animals taught that God shows no favoritism. When the Holy Spirit fell upon Cornelius’s household, it confirmed God accepted Gentiles into the covenant community without circumcision.

7 Correct: B — They were first called “Christians”

Acts 11:25–26

Key Concept: In Syrian Antioch, Jewish and Gentile believers worshipped together as a single unified community. Outside observers coined the name Christianoi (“little Christs” or followers of Christ).

8 Correct: B — Whether Gentile converts must follow Mosaic Law

Acts 15:1–21

Key Concept: The first ecumenical council settled that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus alone, not by keeping ceremonial rites of the Mosaic Law. This preserved the universality and unity of the gospel.

9 Correct: C — “TO AN UNKNOWN GOD”

Acts 17:22–31

Key Concept: Paul engaged Athenian culture respectfully by using their existing religious altar (Agnosto Theo) as a bridge to proclaim the one true Creator God who raised Jesus from the dead.

10 Correct: C — Malta

Acts 27:39–28:10

Key Concept: Despite a fierce two-week Euroclydon storm, God fulfilled His promise to Paul that all 276 on board would survive. On Malta, Paul healed the islanders and survived a viper bite before arriving in Rome.

Bonus Question Scoring Rubric (+2 Points Extra Credit)

Rubric Breakdown

• City / Region Identified (+1 pt) Acceptable locations include: Antioch, Philippi, Thessalonica, Corinth, Athens, Ephesus, Cyprus, Galatia, Malta, or Rome.

• Fulfillment of Acts 1:8 (+1 pt) Student explains that planting churches and preaching to non-Jews fulfilled Christ’s command to carry the Gospel to the “ends of the earth.”

Exemplar Student Response: “Paul traveled to Corinth in Greece where he preached for over a year and founded a church. This carried the message past Jerusalem and Judea into major Roman trading centers, bringing the Gospel to the ends of the known earth.”

Three Major Takeaways for 8th Grade Review

1. The Holy Spirit's Power The church grew not through human effort alone, but by the guidance and empowerment of the Spirit.

2. Crossing Cultural Borders The Gospel shattered social barriers, uniting Jews and Gentiles into one family of God.

3. Boldness in Adversity Persecution, imprisonment, and shipwrecks actually accelerated the spread of the Gospel to Rome.

Book of Acts Master Curriculum • 8th Grade Scripture Studies “Unfettered and unhindered.” (Acts 28:31)