Reading Luke-Acts in its Mediterranean milieu / by Charles H. Talbert.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 107
• Author: Talbert, Charles H.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 107.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (271 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume pulls together thirteen essays written by the author since the late 1970's which give a distinctive, coherent reading of Luke-Acts. Twelve of the essays focus on the theological perspectives of Luke and Acts as they can be discerned from the angle of vision of the \'authorial audience\' as delineated by the non-biblical literary critic, Peter J. Rabinowitz. The final essay focuses on the possible historical value of Acts and the methodology involved in judging that possibility.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- On Reading Luke and Acts -- Succession in Luke-Acts and in the Lukan Milieu -- Reading Aune’s Reading of Talbert -- Prophecies of Future Greatness: The Contributions of Greco-Roman Biographies to an Understanding of Luke 1:5–4:1 -- Jesus’ Birth in Luke and the Nature of Religious Language -- The Way of the Lukan Jesus: Dimensions of Lukan Spirituality -- Martyrdom in Luke-Acts and the Lukan Social Ethic -- The Place of the Resurrection in the Theology of Luke -- Conversion in the Acts of the Apostles: Ancient Auditors’ Perceptions -- Acts 20:7–12 As Early Christian Apologetic -- Once Again: The Gentile Mission in Luke-Acts -- The Theology of Sea Storms in Luke-Acts -- What is Meant by the Historicity of Acts? -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources.