Between prophecy and its realisation. A reading of lk 1–2 and acts 2–3 as a fulfilment of the isaianic narrative

Abstract

The article shows graduality of the parting of the ways between Jewish and Christian tradition by underlining some textual evidence from the Lukan corpus that shows how Luke uses Jewish Scriptures with special regard to Isaiah. The article provides a basic overview of a few topics that point to the continuity with the Jewish Scriptures, and exposes some textual evidence that shows how Luke, in his two-volume work (Lk 1–2; Acts 2–3), adopts Isaiah’s text in order to demonstrate that God restores his people with the inclusion of the Gentiles.