FAITH-LANGUAGE, JESUS'S DISCIPLES, AND NARRATIVE FULFILLMENT IN LUKE-ACTS

There has been a renewed interest in the language of faith (...) in recent years, but few studies have focused exclusively on the way that such language is understood and utilized in Luke-Acts. This article explores the nuance and development of faith-language in appropriated and unique Lukan passages, focusing on the faith of Jesus's disciples. The analysis then turns to how this develops throughout the narrative into Acts, with a focus toward illustrating how Luke uniquely highlights the disciples' ... to show that a problem to be remedied in the era of Acts is their lack of faith.