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Biblical eLearning (http://biblicalelearning.org) presents (audio is also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tQAmvqiBRetclgpYVEIG2?si=43f2d5587ea34c22): Dr. Craig Keener on Acts This is the fifth of 23 lectures Dr. Craig Keener of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky has done on the book of Acts. Be sure to check out his 4 volume analysis of Acts published by Baker Book House. The audio, full text in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and others are freely available at https://biblicalelearning.org. Also found there are AI-generated Short Summaries, study guides, FAQs, and a summary dialogic audio Podcast. Timed Outline: 00:00 Miracle accounts 4:20 E.g.'s Cong-Brazzaville 11:30 Reports of nature miracles 16:25 Dr. Emmanuel Itapson (ECWA) 18:50 Some will grant that such things happen 19:25 Problem today from: David Hume (1711-1776) miracles are not part of human experience 19:45 David Hume: miracles as violations of natural law 20:15 The way he argued 20:45 Hume's argument circular 21:50 Rejected: healing of Pascal's nieces' running eye sore 24:20 Hume presupposed atheism or deism 25:00 Recent major philosophic challenges to Hume on miracles 25:50 Hume: only "ignorant and barbarous nations" affirm miracles Hume's racism 28:10 R. Bultmann: "mature" modern people do not believe in miracles 29:55 How widespread are healing claims? 31:45 Even in US: A Pew Forum survey 34% Americans claim to have witnessed or experienced supernatural healing 32:10 The point 33:15 Millions of non-Christians convinced 34:50 A 1981 study: 10% of non-Christians in Chennai India 37:00 J.P. Moreland 39:00 Not exclusively, but most often 39:00 Also in past 39:30 Prominent feature of Korean Revival (early 1900s; mainly Presbyterian) 40:30 Unity of Luke-Acts: Samples 40:50 Mary and Zechariah parallels (Lk 1) chart 42:35 Luke-Acts parallels (chart) 45:10 Peter-Paul Parallels 47:55 Evangelism and church planting in Acts 48:20 Prayer before Holy Spirit 49:25 1. Who to Be 50:40 2. How to evangelize 52:15 Multiplying chart 54:00 Obstacles 54:40 How to evangelize 55:40 b. Getting attention 57:25 Synagogues, forums, networks Dr. Keener''s teaching in audio format is now available on Spotify Podcasting playlist [Biblical eLearning - Ted Hildebrandt]: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EuuysbhrLA48QjuBoE3Dc?si=c15ee1d9c5c54008