Political Issues In Luke Acts

Author : Richard J. Cassidy,Philip J. Scharper
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725235380

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Political Issues in Luke-Acts by Richard J. Cassidy,Philip J. Scharper Pdf

"The contributors represent varying outlooks in New Testament study so that the book offers a continuation of the current debate rather than a set of agreed conclusions. The editors of this symposium deserve our thanks for bringing together this series of useful essays which no student of the social teaching in the New Testament and of Luke's writings in particular ought to miss." --I. Howard Marshall, Professor of New Testament Exegesis, University of Aberdeen "Various phases of Luke's challenge (to the powers of his day) are discussed in some detail by the contributors to this symposium; and, in consequence, much light is thrown on Luke's purpose in writing. I am happy to commend this new volume of studies to the serious attention of students and teachers of the New Testament and early Christian history." --F. F. Bruce, Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis, University of Manchester "These lively, provocative, and well-informed essays center around the thesis of Dr. Richard J. Cassidy in his Jesus, Politics, and Society, in which he challenges the notion that Luke-Acts was written as a political apologetic. The result is a stimulating debate, as though one were participating in a discussion, at once learned and relevant, on the exegetical issue of Lukan redaction, and of course, on the moral question of Jesus' attitude toward civil authority." -Howard Clark Kee, William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Biblical Studies, Boston University "Here we have ten studies which sharply probe aspects of the political Luke and/or Luke's political Jesus, including a study by Cassidy himself as well as studies which take him to task on various counts. All told, Political Issues in Luke-Acts is an extremely valuable showcase of the most current research in Luke-Acts and its societal concerns." --Edward C. Hobbs, Professor of Religion, Wellesley College, Visiting Professor of New Testament, Harvard University

Author : J. Bradley Chance
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0865543011

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Jerusalem, the Temple, and the New Age in Luke-Acts by J. Bradley Chance Pdf

Author : Mark Strauss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567023964

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The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts by Mark Strauss Pdf

The nature of Lukan christology has been much debated in recent years, with scholars claiming the pre-eminence of such categories as Lord, Prophet, Christ, or Isaianic Servant. In the present work the author examines one major theme within Luke's christology, that of the coming king from the line of David. A study of the Lukan birth narrative and the speeches in Acts reveals that Luke shows a strong interest in this royal-messianic theme, introducing it into passages which are introductory and programmatic for his christology as a sermon, portraying Jesus in strongly prophetic terms. The author seeks a synthesis of these seemingly conflicting royal and prophetic portraits in Luke's interpretation of the Old Testament book of Isaiah. When Isaiah is read as a unity, the eschatological deliverer is at the same time Davidic king (Isa. 9.11), suffering servant of Yahweh (Isa. 42-53), and prophet herald of salvation (Isa. 61), leading God's people on an eschatological new exodus. On the basis of this synthesis the christology of Luke-Acts is seen to be both consistent and unified, forming an integral part of Luke's wider purpose in his two-volume work.

Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,7 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.

Author : Frank Dicken
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161532546

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Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts by Frank Dicken Pdf

"Were the three rulers with the name "Herod" in Luke-Acts a composite character? Frank Dicken explores their narrative similarities and interprets them as a single character in light of other examples of conflation in Jewish and early Christian literature."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Diane G. Chen
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 082047942X

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God as Father in Luke-Acts by Diane G. Chen Pdf

God as Father in Luke-Acts argues that 'Father' is the central image for God in Luke-Acts by tracing a line of continuity in the portrayal of God as Israel's merciful, faithful, and authoritative Father from the Old Testament to Luke-Acts and its Second Temple Jewish milieu. The fulfillment of the promises to Abraham, David, and Israel in Jesus is best understood as the fatherly actions of Israel's God. Furthermore, the striking similarities between God as Father and Augustus as Pater Patriae undermine the assertion of the Lukan view of the Roman Empire as highly polemical.

Author : Jon Weatherly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567094841

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Jewish Responsibility for the Death of Jesus in Luke-Acts by Jon Weatherly Pdf

For over a century New Testament scholars have explored the issue of possible antisemitism in Luke-Acts, especially because the author apparently blames the Jews for the death of Jesus. This monograph offers a fresh analysis of this question revealing a different emphasis: that among the Jews only those associated with Jerusalem, especially the Sanhedrin, are responsible for Jesus' death. Luke's Israel is in fact divided in response to Jesus, not monolithically opposed to him. Furthermore, the ascription of responsibility to the people of Jerusalem in Acts, widely regarded as a Lukan creation, in fact is more likely to have been based on sources independent of the synoptics. A consideration of ancient literature concerned with the deaths of innocent victims further suggests a likely "Sitz im Leben" for the transmission of material ascribing responsibility for Jesus' death.

Author : David Rhoads,David Esterline,Jae Won Lee
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621891147

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Luke-Acts and Empire by David Rhoads,David Esterline,Jae Won Lee Pdf

In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.

Author : Timothy W. Reardon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567696625

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The Politics of Salvation by Timothy W. Reardon Pdf

Timothy W. Reardon uncovers thesalvation narrative developed within Luke-Acts and its key themes as they develop within the Lukan presentation of time and space, while being attentive to overcoming a facile compartmentalization of religion and politics. Reardon argues that Luke-Acts offers a complete, holistic, embodied, and theopolitical soteriology, cosmic in scope, that includes both the what and how of salvation. In contrast to recent arguments for some form of vicarious expiation in Luke-Acts, Reardon instead suggests that Luke-Acts' presentation of salvation - though exhibiting elements of multiple atonement models - noticeably takes a Christus Victor form, using Irenaeus's Christus Victorparadigm in particular as a point of comparison. Throughout this book, Reardon repeatedly demonstrates that Lukan soteriology is political, examining Jesus' role as herald of God's kingdom, the salvific space of heaven and the Church, and the mission of salvation. Reardon concludes that Luke-Acts is a theopolitical salvation unfolding in space, aiming toward the reconciliation of all things.

Author : Paul W. Walaskay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521020565

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'And So We Came to Rome ' by Paul W. Walaskay Pdf

This book raises questions about Luke's apology, and refutes the traditional view that he was writing an apologia pro ecclesia.

Author : Barbara Shellard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567514851

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New Light on Luke by Barbara Shellard Pdf

This radical new interpretation reveals many connections between Luke and Johannine traditions. Comparision of pericopae shared by Luke and John suggests that the usual assumptions of Lukan priority may be mistaken; instead his may be chronologically the fourth gospel. Luke neverthless treats his sources in different ways, his response being both critical and creative. He aims to give security to Christians by including as much as possible and reconciling conflicting traditions, while firmly excluding heretical misinterpretation. Shellard also includes a consideration of Luke's use of possible sources, both canonical and extra-canonical, and places Luke-Acts in its literary context, noting among other things the presentation of Rome as a facilitatator of evangelization and a promoter of co-existence. This is volume 215 in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement series.

Author : Octavian D. Baban
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597529990

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On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts by Octavian D. Baban Pdf

Contemporary reconstructions of Luke's theology of the Way should include in a more conscientious manner the contribution of Luke's post-Easter on the road encounters (the Emmaus, Gaza, and Damascus road narratives). This book argues that Luke follows here the rules of Hellenistic mimesis (imitation), many of which are illustrated in the novels, dramas, and history treatises of his time. Filtering these rules through his own theology and literary taste, he represents, in the end, the history and the proclamation of the early church, in an attractive and challenging manner, inviting his readers to good literature and to captivating spiritual experiences.

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 49,7 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 : George Eldon Ladd
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993-09-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802806805

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A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd Pdf

Ladd's magisterial work on New Testament theology has well served scores of seminary students since 1974. Now this comprehensive, standard evangelical text has been carefully revised by Hagner to include an update of Ladd's survey of the history of the field of New Testament theology, an augmented bibliography, and an entirely new subject index.

Author : Martin W. Mittelstadt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826471641

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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.