Dr. Craig Keener, Acts, Lecture 17, Acts 16-17
Craig Keener
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21 January 2016
20 August 2025
Biblical eLearning (https://biblicalelearning.org) presents (audio is also available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tQAmvqiBRetclgpYVEIG2?si=8dd4609f65754244): Dr. Craig Keener on Acts This is the seventeenth 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. Timed Outline: 00:20 Casting out demon at Philippi 1:30 Acts 16.19 Magistrates and marketplace 4:45 Acts 16.20 xenophobia 7:00 Acts 16.21-22 Romanized 9:00 Prison Ministry (Acts 16.23-24) 11:05 Acts 16.25-26 15:20 Thwarted suicide (Acts 16.27) 18:30 Acts 16.30 20:10 Acts 16.31-32, 33-34, 35-36 27:40 Roman citizenship (Acts 16.37) 29:45 Objections to Paul's citizenship 31:05 Paul's high status 31:40 Citizenship reserved for municipal elite 32:50 Paul never uses tria nomina 34:00 Beaten with rods: not allowed for citizens 34:50 Why not reveal citizenship before beating? 35:45 Arguments favoring Paul's Roman citizenship 41:15 Acts 16.38 how do they react? 43:40 Acts 16.39-40 44:45 Turmoil in Thessalonica (Acts 17.1-9) 45:40 Acts 17.1 Thessalonica, roads 48:00 Thessalonica 48:40 Synagogue (Acts 17.2) 50:20 Acts 17.4 Macedonian women 52:15 Acts 17.5 Thessalonica demos 54:50 Acts 17.6 Jason 56:00 Acts 17.7 Another king 58:15 Acts 17.8 Politarchs 58:40 Acts 17.9 host and fine 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
