Pentateuch and in 4Q Testimonia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Deuteronomy 18:18 is understood messianically. This expectation of an eschatological prophet is obvious in John 1:21, where John the Baptist is asked whether he is the prophet, and in 6:14, where people exclaim that Jesus is “truly the prophet, the one coming into the world.” In Acts 3:22, Peter uses this expectation to define the identity of Jesus for his hearers.35 Such usage arises from a context where certain assumptions were held about