moved from the Jewish capital to “the end of the earth”—all the way to Rome (Acts 1:8) and beyond. The literary structure of the book thus points to a historical apologetic that explains God’s plan of extending the gospel to the Gentiles while including believing Jews as well. While it can be surmised that Luke’s target audience included non-Aramaic speakers who were familiar with the OT, the apologetic presented is wide-ranging, including the evangelism of Diaspora Jews as well as the edification
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