The Ministry in Judea & Samaria

Section one of the book of Acts told the story of the re-offer of the Messianic Kingdom to the Jews. The martyrdom of Stephen was the closing of the door on that re-offer. At the same time, his death opened a door for the gospel to move out to the non-Jewish world. A persecution arose from within Jerusalem against the followers of Jesus. As a result, they were forced to spread out into the surrounding regions, thus leading to part 2 of the mission “in Judea and Samaria” (see Acts 1:8).