peter does this too, just like paul -- he identifies jews as israelites, and even includes foreign converts to judaism (common at the time, these types were called "god fearers") as "jews" and "israelites" the same as himself: acts 2:10: "and there were dwelling in jerusalem jews, devout men from every nation under heaven." > now there were staying in jerusalem god-fearing jews from every nation under heaven.  6 when they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.  7 utterly amazed, they asked: arent all these who are speaking galileans?  8 then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?  9 parthians, medes and elamites; residents of mesopotamia, judea and cappadocia, pontus and asia,[b]  10 phrygia and pamphylia, egypt and the parts of libya near cyrene; visitors from rome  11 (both jews and converts to judaism); cretans and arabswe hear them declaring the wonders of god in our own tongues!  12 amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, what does this mean? 13 some, however, made fun of them and said, they have had too much wine. peter addresses the crowd 14 then peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: fellow  (jews)...
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