The hearers would have heard of what happened in Jerusalem. Paul declares that they are the ones to whom the message of salvation has been sent, to both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles. I wonder if Paul realised just how far the gospel was going to spread at this point.
Paul then summarises the good news. The Jewish leaders crucified Jesus under false pretences. Jesus was fully dead, but God raised Him from the dead, and He appeared to many people. These people were now witnesses to the fact. Note the centrality of the resurrection, it was the single event that got the church going, and that motivated all that it did. And this was no "spiritual" resurrection (ie the spirit of Jesus living on), it was the resurrection of a dead person to a glorious new life.
The Psalms spoke of a saviour. Some things referred in part to David, but other could not because David died and decayed like everyone else. Jesus is different, for He is risen.
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