the special perspective Luke gives to this second part of his story of the Prophet and the People. The question of the disciples concerning the restoration of the kingdom to Israel (1:6) follows naturally on Jesus’ discourse concerning “the kingdom of God” (1:3). We are equally curious: what is the relationship between these kingdoms, and how do they connect to the kingship of Jesus that Luke has been so concerned to establish in the latter portion of his Gospel (see Luke 11:2, 20; 12:22; 13:18–21;