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Nelson Estrada examines the apostles' transformation of status from followers to leaders in Acts 1-2. He challenges the common view that Acts 1:12-14 is the preparation for the coming of the Spirit in Acts 2, and that the sole purpose of Acts 1:15-26 is to set the number of the apostles at twelve-in line with Jesus' prophecy in Luke 22:30. Instead, Estrada reads Acts 1:12-14 and 1:15-26 as primarily propagandistic in nature. He argues that these pericopes promote the leadership integrity of the apostles by attempting to win the support of the women disciples and Jesus' family and then, through Judas' excommunication, extirpation, and replacement, to win that of the 120 disciples.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Christianity

• Full title: From Followers to Leaders
• Subtitle: The Apostles in the Ritual Status Transformation in Acts 1-2
• Author: Nelson P. Estrada
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 296
• EAN: 9780826469731
• ISBN: 0826469736
• ID: 04732879
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 604 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 2004

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