Explain the three specific ways in which Peter reaches out to his Jewish listeners in Acts 2. 1. Peter establishes that Jesus has ushered in specific scriptural expectations of the Jewish people for events that would occur at the restoration of the kingdom. The Spirit has been poured out. Wonders and signs have occurred. Jesus fits the criteria expected of "the king greater than David" (i.e., the Messiah). 2. Peter appeals to an authority relevant to the Jews: the prophetic passages of the Old Testament. Specifically, Peter refers to Joel 2:28-32; Psalm 16:8-11; and Psalm 110:1. 3. Peter uses language that would have been accepted and understood by his audience. In view of his Jewish audience, Peter uses certain loaded theological wordssuch as "Lord," "Christ," and "Holy Spirit"without explaining them because he knows his audience will understand. Peter, while keeping Jesus' life, death, and resurrection as the essential climax of his proclamation, speaks to his Jewish audience in ways they can understand. In this way, his persuasion is others-centered