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In The Acts of the Apostles: Spreading the Word, Lawrence Farley explores Acts as the sequel to Luke. He treats the book as an apology for the Christian faith as the fulfillment of Judaism, a Gospel for all peoples, a faith that poses no threat to Roman government or society, and the greatest adventure story of all time. In The Acts of the Apostles: Spreading the Word, Farley works from a literal...

apostles. This reference to the Holy Spirit refers to Christ’s prophetic words to them. During one of the times that He was eating with them (Gr. sunalizo, literally “to eat salt with”; i.e., to share a meal), Christ did not just teach, but also spoke predicting their future life. In particular, He ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise given by the Father. That is, Christ predicted that if they would wait in the city, they would be filled with the Holy Spirit after
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