appointed by God as judge of living and dead” (10:42). There is no other explicit reference to Christ as judge in these speeches. Finally, the kerygma always closes with an appeal for repentance, the offer of forgiveness and of the Holy Spirit, and the promise of “salvation,” that is, of “the life of the age to come,” to those who enter the elect community. “Repent and be baptized, each of you, upon the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy