4.     LAUNCH THE SOCIETY

as in the Acts of the Apostles written by Luke

Section A      No analysis made though the text makes numerous references that work                                    backwards into the gospel of Luke

Section B      RECOGNISE AUTHENTICITY OF OUTSIDERS

Acts 6:8 - 11:29

Paragraph "Hooks" are places where New Converts are Located
1	Outside Jerusalem         Stephen and Saul
2	Samaria                        Philip & Samaritans
3	Towards Ethiopia         Philip & Ethiopian
4	Damascus                     Ananias & Saul
5	Lyydda                         Peter and Aeneas
6	Joppa                           Peter and Dorcas
7	Caesarea                      Peter and Cornelius
8	Jerusalem                     Peter & ones of circumcision
9	Antioch                        Barnabas, Paul & "Christians"
ristians at Antioch sending alms to elders in Judea c/f 11:25
The Acts of the Apostles are a follow-on from Luke's gospel.  However  the text is not as tightly constructed as his gospel and some of the sentences are sketched out rather than fully written.  Also it appears there were plots and deceptions going on in the background and considerable confusion as to which character(s) knew what.  In some senses the book is like a detective story.  At the same time Luke is developing the concepts of the "living authority" and the "living word" which are an essential background to the gospel of John The final statements of each section show steps in the development of the new society