The speech that Stephen gives before his accusers in Acts shows how the author of Luke-Acts used and edited his sources. So, also, does the description of the destruction of Jerusalem in Luke, as compared to that in Mark.

The major themes of Luke-Acts are 1) the Gospel going first to the Jews and then to gentiles and 2) that of the prophet-martyr, with Jesus as the prophet-martyr par excellence.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Chapter 1. Stephen’s Speech in the Acts of the Apostles
19:18 – Chapter 2. The Destruction of Jerusalem in Luke
24:18 – Chapter 3. Luke’s Gospel to the Jews First
38:19 – Chapter 4. The Prophet-Martyr in Luke and Acts

Dr. Dale B. Martin (1954-2023) was Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, specialising in New Testament and Christian Origins. Dr Martin holds a BA from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a MA and a PhD from Yale University. Dr Martin grew up as a fundementalist Baptist, later in life he became a practicing episcopalian.