In the same lecture, Meyers notes that the apostles at the beginning of Acts charge the Jewish leaders specifically with putting Jesus on the cross. That charge disappears from Acts after the church disperses from Jerusalem.
When Paul returns to Jerusalem, his indictment of the Jews is different. He doesn’t accuse them of killing Jesus, but of shedding the blood of Stephen (Acts 22:20).
Luke shows us that before the final turning to the Gentiles, the servants of Jesus must shed their blood in union with Jesus and Paul must bring the indictment to Jerusalem for shedding the blood of the Bride.
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