From Followers to Leaders (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826469731)

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.

Author: Nelson P. Estrada
ISBN-10: 0826469736
ISBN-13: 9780826469731
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2004
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.38h x 6.38w x 0.82d