Conversion In Luke Acts

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441220967

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Conversion in Luke-Acts by Joel B. Green Pdf

Repentance and conversion are key topics in New Testament interpretation and in Christian life. However, the study of conversion in early Christianity has been plagued by psychological assumptions alien to the world of the New Testament. Leading New Testament scholar Joel Green believes that careful attention to the narrative of Luke-Acts calls for significant rethinking about the nature of Christian conversion. Drawing on the cognitive sciences and examining key evidence in Luke-Acts, this book emphasizes the embodied nature of human life as it explores the life transformation signaled by the message of conversion, offering a new reading of a key aspect of New Testament theology.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861078

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The Acts of the Apostles by P.D. James Pdf

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Author : Fernando Mendez-Moratalla
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441155597

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The Paradigm of Conversion in Luke by Fernando Mendez-Moratalla Pdf

Conversion is a main theological theme in the Lukan corpus. Since much attention has been paid to the issue in Acts, the present work shows how the evangelist also conveys his theological emphasis on conversion in his gospel through material either unique to it or that Luke has edited to this purpose. Attention is paid to the different issues involved in Luke's emphasis on conversion and an attempt is made to place them within the larger spectrum of his theology. The grouping of all these elements provides the basis for constructing Luke's paradigm of conversion.

Author : David S. Morlan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567492579

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Conversion in Luke and Paul: An Exegetical and Theological Exploration by David S. Morlan Pdf

This study explores the conversion theologies of Luke and Paul. For Luke and Paul conversion played an important role in the early Christian experience and Morlan offers a fresh look into how they interpreted this phenomenon. Morlan traverses representative texts in the Lukan and Pauline corpus equipped with three theological questions. What is the change involved in this conversion? Why is conversion necessary? Who is responsible for conversion? Morlan presents theological and exegetical analysis of Luke 15, Acts 2, Acts 17.16-34, Romans 2 and Romans 9-11 and answers these questions, and, in turn, builds theological profiles for both Luke and Paul. These profiles provide fresh insight into the theological relationship between Luke and Paul, showing significant similarities as well as sharp contrasts between them. Similarities surface between Luke and Paul concerning the centrality of Christology in their conversion theologies. While showing a complex relationship between human and divine agency in conversion, both Luke and Paul understand successful conversion to be impossible without the intervention of an agency outside of the pre-convert.

Author : Steve Addison
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830866434

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What Jesus Started by Steve Addison Pdf

Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year Sometimes we get so caught up in the power of Jesus shouting from the cross, "It is finished!" that we forget that Jesus started something. What Jesus started was a movement that began small, with intimate conversations designed to build disciples into apostles who would go out in the world and seed it with God's kingdom vision. That movement grew rapidly and spread wide as people recognized the truth in it and gave their lives to the power of it. That movement is still happening today, and we are called to play our part in it.

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802823157

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The Gospel of Luke by Joel B. Green Pdf

This highly original commentary, part of the New International Commentary, is unique for the way it combines concerns with first-century culture in the Roman world with understanding the text of Luke as a wholistic, historical narrative.

Author : David Matson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781850755869

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Household Conversion Narratives in Acts by David Matson Pdf

Using features of the narrative-critical method, this book offers an innovative approach to a notable phenomenon in the book of Acts: the conversion of entire households to the Christian faith. When viewed against the household mission of the seventy(-two) messengers in Luke, the stories of Cornelius, Lydia, the Roman jailer and Crispus comprise a pattern of evangelistic activity that provides a common framework for their interpretation. Repetition and variation of the pattern offer important clues for the way each story functions within the wider context of Acts, opening up new lines of interpretation as well as new levels of unity/disunity between the Lukan writings.

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161565502

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Luke as Narrative Theologian by Joel B. Green Pdf

"This volume comprises studies by Joel B. Green on the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. These essays contribute to our understanding of the theological and narrative unity of Luke-Acts by pursuing a variety of topics including conversion, happiness, poverty and wealth, prayer, miracles, baptism, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Christology." --

Author : Martin W. Mittelstadt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826471633

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The Spirit and Suffering in Luke-Acts by Martin W. Mittelstadt Pdf

This work illuminates the tension between divine empowering and the neglected element of the work of the Spirit in contexts of opposition. This lacuna, not addressed in previous Pentecostal scholarship, is at the heart of Mittelstadt's exegesis. Thus, Jesus not only lives and ministers in the power of the Holy Spirit, but also experiences opposition and persecution as a man of the Spirit. Further, the Lukan Jesus not only transfers the Spirit to his disciples, but also anticipates a similar fate for his followers. Finally, Luke forecasts that this divine enablement of the Spirit, also available for future witnesses, brings with it a similar anticipation of the same rejection and opposition as was experienced by Jesus and the disciples. While Pentecostals owe a debt of gratitude for the pioneering work of Pentecostal scholars, this book furthers their efforts by exploring the implications of Spirit-led witness in Luke-Acts.

Author : David W. Kling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 853 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199910922

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A History of Christian Conversion by David W. Kling Pdf

Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity. In this first in-depth and wide-ranging narrative history, David Kling examines the dynamic of turning to the Christian faith by individuals, families, and people groups. Global in reach, the narrative progresses from early Christian beginnings in the Roman world to Christianity's expansion into Europe, the Americas, China, India, and Africa. Conversion is often associated with a particular strand of modern Christianity (evangelical) and a particular type of experience (sudden, overwhelming). However, when examined over two millennia, it emerges as a phenomenon far more complex than any one-dimensional profile would suggest. No single, unitary paradigm defines conversion and no easily explicable process accounts for why people convert to Christianity. Rather, a multiplicity of factors-historical, personal, social, geographical, theological, psychological, and cultural-shape the converting process. A History of Christian Conversion not only narrates the conversions of select individuals and peoples, it also engages current theories and models to explain conversion, and examines recurring themes in the conversion process: divine presence, gender and the body, agency and motivation, testimony and memory, group- and self-identity, "authentic" and "nominal" conversion, and modes of communication. Accessible to scholars, students, and those with a general interest in conversion, Kling's book is the most satisfying and comprehensive account of conversion in Christian history to date; this major work will become a standard must-read in conversion studies.

Author : Joseph B. Tyson
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0865545634

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Literary Studies in Luke-Acts by Joseph B. Tyson Pdf

Literary Studies in Luke-Acts is a collection of essays by a group of distinguished biblical scholars who use literary-ciritcal analyses in the study of Luke-Acts. The variety of literary-critical approaches to Luke-Acts, as compiled uniquely in this volume, provides a needed resource by presenting methodological options for approaching biblical narrative texts with literary questions and considerations. Contributors include: Arthur Bellinzoni, C. Clifton Black, Darrell L. Bock, John A. Darr, William Farmer, Mikeal Parsons, Vernon Robbins, Jack Sanders, Charles Talbert, Robert Tannehill, and Victor Paul Furnish.

Author : Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015012153113

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From Darkness to Light by Beverly Roberts Gaventa Pdf

Author : Jacob Jervell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579108571

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Luke and the People of God by Jacob Jervell Pdf

In this book Jacob Jervell challenges two widely held theories about Luke: that he was a representative of the institutional church, and that his writing was directed primarily at Gentile readers. He also presents much valuable insight into the growing pains of the early church, especially the relationship of the Jews to the Jewish Christians, and the relationship of both these groups to the Gentiles.

Author : John Rinehart
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1496115473

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Gospel Patrons by John Rinehart Pdf

Behind every great movement of God stands a few generous men and women called Gospel Patrons. This book tells three of their stories from history and invites us to believe God, step out, and serve the purposes of God in our generation too. For bulk orders and more resources, please visit: gospelpatrons.org "I read this book from cover to cover. I couldn't put it down. I'm praying for thousands of similar Gospel Patrons for our generation." -Todd Harper, President of Generous Giving "This is a great read! I love the way these stories paint a picture of stewarding relationship, affluence, and influence to lay up treasure in heaven." -David Wills, President of National Christian Foundation "Gospel Patrons is one of the most important books I have seen this year! It's 100 years overdue and these untold stories urgently need to be told today." -George Verwer, Founder of Operation Mobilization "As I read Gospel Patrons, I found myself weeping for joy. May the Lord powerfully use this vision around the globe!" -Howard Dayton, Founder of Compass--Finances God's Way

Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1989-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521388732

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Community and Gospel in Luke-Acts by Philip Francis Esler Pdf

In this widely-acclaimed study, Dr Esler makes extensive use of sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke Acts' theology as a response to social and political pressures upon the Christian community for whom he was writing. As well as interesting those concerned with recent developments in New Testament scholarship, Esler's book offers a New Testament paradigm for those interested in generating a theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting contemporary Christian congregations.