the kings and prophets of Judah, the one who created all that is, is at work among this small band of people. This same God, who breathed the creative breath of life over the face of the deep, has again breathed the divine breath of creation into these Galilean Jews. This is a major theological theme for Luke (one is tempted to say the major theme; see the Introduction). From the first chapter of his first volume (Luke 1:15) to the last chapter of volume two (Acts 28:25) Luke emphasizes the importance