{"product_id":"from-followers-to-leaders-nelson-p-estrada-9780826469731","title":"From Followers to Leaders","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelson P. Estrada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826469736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826469731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 6.38w x 0.82d","brand":"Nelson P. Estrada","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153123160319,"sku":"9780826469731","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efc78ee1-e952-43cc-a53e-8cc473d2a4c9.jpg?v=1770781442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-followers-to-leaders-nelson-p-estrada-9780826469731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}