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

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 a...

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Superior document:Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 107
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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.
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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.