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The book of Acts portrays the earliest followers of the risen and ascended Christ. Throughout its pages, from Pentecost onward, God is continually present in the lives of believers, empowering them as they declare through word and deed what God has done for the people of Israel—and ultimately for the rest of the world—through Christ. Richard Thompson skillfully delves into these ideas and teases...

of God (see, e.g., 2:17–21; 26:12–23). This same God is the one who guides and initiates (often through the Holy Spirit) the mission of the church beyond its initial Jewish boundaries (see, e.g., 8:26–40; 10:1–48; 13:1–4; 16:6–10). Second, Jesus is affirmed as God’s Messiah/Christ on the basis of his resurrection and ascension. Luke’s Christology has little to say about Jesus’ death as sacrifice or atonement for sin (→ 20:28). Rather, Luke underscores the significance of Jesus’ suffering and death
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