narrative unity is the theme of rejection, running from Luke 4 to Acts 28.95 Denova argues that the view that Luke used the Scriptures of Israel strictly as an apologetic device flounders over the problem of why Luke continued to ‘rely upon Scripture for a story that would seem to have no relevance for the community of his day (i.e., the Gentile Christian “audience” of Acts)’.96 Denova seems to be saying that other scholars err in treating Luke’s use of Scripture as justifying the inclusion of Gentiles