Nelson Estrada examines the apostles transformation of status from followers to leaders in Acts 12. He challenges the common view that Acts 1:1214 is the preparation for the coming of the Spirit in Acts 2, and that the sole purpose of Acts 1:1526 is to set the number of the apostles at twelvein line with Jesus prophecy in Luke 22:30. Instead, Estrada reads Acts 1:1214 and 1:1526 as primarily propagandistic in nature. He argues that these pericopes promote the leadership integrity of the apostles by attempting to win the ...
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Nelson Estrada examines the apostles transformation of status from followers to leaders in Acts 12. He challenges the common view that Acts 1:1214 is the preparation for the coming of the Spirit in Acts 2, and that the sole purpose of Acts 1:1526 is to set the number of the apostles at twelvein line with Jesus prophecy in Luke 22:30. Instead, Estrada reads Acts 1:1214 and 1:1526 as primarily propagandistic in nature. He argues that these pericopes promote the leadership integrity of the apostles by attempting to win the support of the women disciples and Jesus family and then, through Judas excommunication, extirpation, and replacement, to win that of the 120 disciples.
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