The preachers in Acts are Spirit-filled people who have one message to proclaim: the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The themes of resurrection and Spirit converge at Pentecost when Peter boldly announces that the risen Christ has poured out the Holy Spirit. A new stage in redemptive history has arrived but is it entirely new? As it turns out the concept of resurrection is not new at all--it goes back much farther than many people realize and has its roots in the Pentateuch. At the same time the