Was Acts 2 about Jews or Gentiles?
Acts 2 concerns Jews exclusively. The day of Pentecost was a Jewish feast day, with Jews gathered from across the known world. Peter, a Jewish speaker, addressed a Jewish crowd with a Jewish message. Gentiles are not mentioned, and there is no Gentile ground whatsoever in the chapter.
Les emphasizes that Acts 2 is entirely Jewish in context. The day of Pentecost was one of the seven feasts listed in Leviticus 23, occurring fifty days after Passover. Jews from all over the then-known world had come to celebrate. Peter, through the power of the Holy Spirit, spoke to this Jewish crowd, and each heard in their own language. Les notes there is no Gentile ground whatsoever; Gentiles are not even mentioned. It was a Jewish feast day, a Jewish crowd, a Jewish speaker, and a Jewish message. Peter addressed 'all the house of Israel,' and Les uses this to refute the idea of ten lost tribes, explaining they were already back in Judah before the Babylonian captivity and all Israel was represented in the return.
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What Jewish feast was taking place when Peter preached in Acts 2?
In Acts 2, the setting is the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, a feast day when Jews from all over the then-known world had gathered in Jerusalem.