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The book of Acts is theological history, showing how Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection informed the life, teaching, and ministry of the early church. God’s power is displayed through the Spirit in the outward spread and influence of the gospel. We see how God’s Old Testament promises are fulfilled in the church, composed of both Jews and Gentiles. It is an open-ended story, so its history and...

3. Luke notes that Jesus told the parable of the minas to correct the mistaken belief that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately (Luke 19:11 [cf. 17:20–21; 21:8]). Some suggest that this concern is the primary one that Luke seeks to address. In Acts, after Jesus’s resurrection, the disciples ask whether it is now that he is going to restore the kingdom to Israel. Jesus tells them that it is not for them to know the times or seasons (1:6–7). After Jesus’s ascension, angels scold the disciples
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