Q. 27. What did Joseph and Nicodemus do?Same places. John xix. 39. Q. 28. Where was his body laid? do. 40, 1, and 2, Repeat Isa. liii. 9. Q. 29. How was the sepulchre secured? Mat. xxvii.60 to end. Luke xxiii. 55 and 6. This was on Saturday or the Jewish Sabbath. Q. 30. What is related of Judas immediately after this? Mat. xxvii. 10. Q. 31. At what time did the women come to the sepulchre and for what purpose? Mark xvi. 1 to 4. Mat, xxviii. 1, &c. Luke xxiv. 1, &c. John xx. 1, &c. Q. 32. What took place before this? 2, 4. John 20. 1, 2. Mat. xxviii. Q. 33. To whom did they send when they found the stone removed? Q. 34. What did Peter and the other disciple when they came? On verse 9. Repeat Psalms xvi. 9, 10. Q. 35. What did Mary see after the disciples went away? Q. 36. And what passed between them and her?Same places continued. Q. 37. To whom did Jesus first appear? Same places continued. Q. 38. 7th. verse. Q. 39. What did he direct her to do? Mat. xxxviij. What took place by the way? Q. 40. Did the disciples believe her? What is related of the guards who watched at the sepulchre? xvi. 12 and 13. Q. 42. What of the chief priests? Same. Mark When and where was Jesus next seen? Luke xxiv. 13. to 33. Q. 45. What happened when they returned to relate it to the Apostles? Mark xvi. 14. Luke xxiv. 38. to 43. John xx. 19 to 23 Q. 46. ter? Q. 47. Where did Peter and some others again see him? Q. 48. 1. to 14. And what took place at that time? John xx: 49. What prophecy concerning Peter did he Q. give? Q. 50. 16. &c. ces Q. 51. Q. 52. Q. 53. Matt. xxviii Where did they all see him? When he had ended his last discourse with them in Jerusalem what did he do? Luke xxiv. 50. then Acts i. 6. Q. 54. What occurred when he lifted up his hands and blessed them? Luke xxiv. 50. Mark xvi. 19. Acts i. 9. to 11. Repeat Psalm lxviii. 18. Joel ii. 28. Q55. What did they do after their return? Luke xxiv. 53. then Mark xvi. 20. then John xxi. 25. and John xx. 30. and 31. Q 56. What distinguished men flourished during our Saviour's life? A. Ovid, Strabo, Germanicus and Celsus. Tiberius began his reign when he was 14 years of age and was succeeded 4 years after his crucifiction by Caligula. Pilate was exiled from Judea and 4 years after our Saviour's death hung himself in Gaul. ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. SECTION X. THE DAY OF PENTICOST. 1. Who wrote this book and to what treatise does he refer. A. Luke, and he refers to his gospel. Q. 2. Of how many years does the Acts of the Apostles contain a general history. A. About 30 years. Mention the names of the eleven disciples. Q. 3. By whom and how was Judas' place supplied: Q. 4. How long after our Saviour's ascension was the day of pentecost? This feast was 50 days after the passover, and of course 10 after the ascension. Relate what occurred on this day? Q. 5. What scriptures were then fulfilled? Joel ii. 28 to 32, and John xiv 26 Q 6 What the effect of Peter's preaching? Ch. ii. on 31. repeat psalms cxxxii. 11 & on 34. Psalm cx 1. Q. 7. Were conversions multiplied after this? What occurred some time after this? chap iii. What was the effect upon the people of Je Q 8 rusalem? Q. 11. chapter 4 Q. 12. Q. 13. What did Peter say when he saw it? How many converts were there at this time? What was done on the morrow when the great sanhedrim assembled? Q. 14. What did the council determine? Q. 15. And what said Peter and John to them? Q. 16. How did the disciples testify their gratitude when Peter and John returned to them? on 25 verse Repeat psalm ii 1 and 2 Q. 17. What took place while they were praying?Q. 18. What did the disciples do with their possess sions, lands, &c ? Q. 19. What is related of Joses surnamed Barnas bas? chapter xiii and iv $6. Q. 20. What of Annanias and Sapphira? chap v Q. 21. What become of them after having thus atimpose upon the Holy Ghost? tempted to Q. 22. Q. 23. Q. 24. Did the church still increase? What is said of the miraculous cures? rim pursue when they heard these things? Q. 25. How did the apostles regain their liberty, and what did they do? Q. 26. What took place when the sanhedrim assembled on the morrow? Q. 27. How were they brought before the council, and what was the apostles reply? Q. 28. .3 ? Q. 29. Q. 30. What was the advice of Gamaliel? Acts xxii. What was the result? Who gave occasion to the establishment of the office of deacon in the church of Jerusalem? ch. vi. Who were appointed and how chosen? Q. 31. 32. Were conversions still multiplied in Jerusalem? Grecians were Jews who now sojourned in Jerusalem, but belonged to regions where the Greek language was spoken.. Q. 33. Were conversions still multiplied in Jerusa lem? Q. 34. Who disputed with Stephen, and what did they do when they were no longer able to resist his wisdom? These persons lived in Lybia, Alexandria, &c. in Egypt. Q. 35. With what did they charge him? Q. 36. What was his reply when the high priest asked him of these things, verse 80 ?-chap. vii. Q. 37. How do you reconcile what is said in the 14 verse with the number mentioned in Genesis xlvi. 26? A. Moses does not reckon the wives of Jacob's sons; but Stephen does, and yet does not include Jacob who is the person spoken of-nor Joseph and his family already there, which make 75; and yet Moses' account, as he includes only those who came out of Jacob's loins," is equally true. What was done to him when this address Q. 38. was concluded? Q. 39. part in this? Q. 41. chapter 8. Q. 42. Q. 43. What were his last words? Who is particularly mentioned as taking On what account did the disciples disperse? What was done with the body of Stephen? Who of the Deacons appointed in Jerusalem became an evangelist at this dispersion and preached at Samaria? Q. 44. What effects did his preaching and miracles produce? This was A. D. 34. Q. 45. What is related of Simon who had before used the arts of magic? Q. 46. For what purpose were Peter and John sent to Samaria? Q. 47. How was Simon's hypocrisy detected, and what did Peter say to him? Q. 48. What directions were given Philip by the angels and who did he teach? See Isaiah liii. 7 to 9. Q. 49. What occurred after his baptism? Candice reigned upon the Nile, in Atbara near Egypt.-Bruce's travels, vol. 2, p. 431. SECTION XI. CONVERSION AND LABOURS OF SAUL. 1. Where was Saul and how engaged when his conversion took place?-chap. ix. Damascus is about 130 miles north.east of Jerusalem It was long the capital of Syria. See 2 Kings xvi, 10, and Isaiah xvii. 1. Syria, as a province under the Ro man emperor, was now governed by Aretus. This is supposed to have occurred about A. D. 35 or 40, or 2 to 5 years after the ascension. Relate the manner of it. Q. 2. to 18? What did the Lord say to him? Acts xxvi, 16 Q. 3. How long was he blind, and by what means was he recovered? Q. 4. How was Ananias directed?—Of this man nothing more is known. Q. 7. What did Saul do after he had been certain days, with the disciples at Damascus? 8. 9. 10. What effect had this upon the Jews? How was he at first received at Jerusalem |