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Household Conversion Narratives in Acts

Author : David Matson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567233324
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Household Conversion Narratives in Acts written by David Matson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Household Conversion Narratives in Acts

Author : David Matson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1850755868
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Household Conversion Narratives in Acts written by David Matson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative

Author : Sarah Harris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567668681
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Book Synopsis The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative by : Sarah Harris

Download or read book The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative written by Sarah Harris and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Luke-Acts, Jesus can be seen to take on the attributes of the Davidic shepherd king, a representation successfully conveyed through specific narrative devices. The presence of the shepherds in the birth narrative can be understood as an indication of this understanding of Jesus. Sarah Harris analyses the multiple ways scholars have viewed the shepherds as characters in the narrative, and uses this as an example of how the theme of Jesus' shepherd nature is interwoven into the narrative as a whole. From the starting point of Jesus' human life, Harris moves to later events portrayed in Jesus' ministry in which he is seen to enact his message as God's faithful Davidic shepherd, in particular, the parable of the Lost Sheep and the Zacchaeus pericope (19:1-10). Harris uses this latter encounter to underline that Jesus may be hailed as a King by the crowds as he enters Jerusalem, but he is not simply a king. He is God's Davidic Shepherd King, as prophesied in Micah 5 and Ezekiel 34, who brings the gospel of peace and salvation to the earth.

Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

Author : Ralph P. Martin
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830867368
Total Pages : 1833 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments written by Ralph P. Martin and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 1833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind reference volume provides focused study on the often-neglected portions of the New Testament: Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Expert contributors present more information than any other single work—dealing exclusively with the theology, literature, background, and scholarship of the later New Testament and the apostolic church.

The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts

Author : Nickolas A. Fox
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725278650
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts by : Nickolas A. Fox

Download or read book The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts written by Nickolas A. Fox and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke-Acts presents a vision of the kingdom of God and the early church in a program of decentralization, that is, a movement away from the centralized power structures of Judaism. Decentralization of the temple, land, purity laws, and even the people that seem to possess the power early in Acts (i.e., Peter and the other apostles) makes room for a move of radical inclusion. Luke demonstrates the Holy Spirit as the prime initiator of outward expansion of the kingdom of God, radically including and welcoming God-fearers, gentiles, an Ethiopian eunuch, and more. Fox argues that Luke-Acts is purposed to create social identity in God-fearing readers using the rhetorical tools of the first century to communicate prescribed beliefs and norms, promise and fulfillment, and prototypes and exemplars. Each of these elements is examined and traced through Luke's two-volume work.

Peter and Cornelius

Author : vanThanh Nguyen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 161097848X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Peter and Cornelius written by vanThanh Nguyen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission to the Gentiles and their conversion into the church gave rise to conflict in the early Christian community. Acts 11:1-18 indicates that there was clearly dissension over the issue of Peter going to the house of Cornelius and participating in table fellowship with him. The issue was no small matter, since it could have split the church. How then does Luke portray the resolution of the conflict? Instead of writing a long theological treatise, the author employs the art of storytelling. The study of Luke-Acts has long been dominated by historical-critical methods, focusing on Luke as a historian and theologian. This work, however, proposes a paradigm shift by looking at Luke as a storyteller. Since narrative criticism is concerned with the work of the writer as author and not simply redactor, and since it treats narrative precisely as narrative, the time has come to apply the narrative-critical approach to Acts 10:1--11:18. This approach explores a different set of questions: What is the story of Peter and Cornelius about? How is the story told? What effect does the story have on the reader and why?

Salvation in African Christianity

Author : Rodney L. Reed
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839739290
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Salvation in African Christianity written by Rodney L. Reed and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What must I do to be saved?” That question, raised in the book of Acts by the Philippian jailer, is a question for the ages. Yet what, even, does it mean to be saved? Is salvation for this life or the next? Is it purely spiritual or does it have physical and material implications? Can salvation be lost? Do we determine who will be saved or does God? What role does Christ play in salvation? Such are the seemingly unending questions soteriology strives to answer. In this eighth volume from the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology, African theologians articulate their understanding of salvation – and its widespread implications for life and practice – in conversation with Scripture and the rich diversity of an African cultural context. Salvation is examined from historical, philosophical, and theological lenses, and scholars address topics as wide-ranging as conversion, ethnicity, fertility, poverty, prosperity, the Trinity, exclusivism, African Pentecostalism, rural community, eschatology, wholeness, and atonement. It is a powerful exploration of the holistic nature of salvation as articulated in Scripture and understood by the African church.

Luke the Theologian

Author : François Bovon
Publisher : Baylor University Press
ISBN 13 : 193279218X
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Luke the Theologian written by François Bovon and published by Baylor University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this completely revised and updated edition, François Bovon provides a critical assessment of the last fifty-five years of scholarship on Luke-Acts. The study divides thematically, with individual chapters covering the subjects of history and eschatology, the role of the Old Testament, Christology, the Holy Spirit, conversion, and the church. Each chapter begins with a consideration of the exegetical and theological problems unique to each theme in Luke-Acts before providing a detailed survey and critique of contemporary English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian New Testament scholarship.

Divine Visitations and Hospitality to Strangers in Luke-Acts

Author : Joshua W. Jipp
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004258000
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Divine Visitations and Hospitality to Strangers in Luke-Acts written by Joshua W. Jipp and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a coherent interpretation of the Malta episode by arguing that Acts 28:1-10 narrates a theoxeny, that is, an account of unknowing hospitality to a god which results in the establishment of a fictive kinship relationship between the Maltese barbarians and Paul and his God. In light of the connection between hospitality and piety to the gods in the ancient Mediterranean, Luke ends his second volume in this manner to portray Gentile hospitality as the appropriate response to Paul’s message of God’s salvation -- a response that portrays them as hospitable exemplars within the Lukan narrative and contrasts them with the Roman Jews who reject Paul and his message.

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Acts

Author : John T. Squires
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467454354
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Acts written by John T. Squires and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Squires’ introduction to and concise commentary on Acts. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.

Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation

Author :
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134635575
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation written by and published by Routledge. This book was released on with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Finding A Woman's Place

Author : David L. Balch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725245175
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Finding A Woman's Place written by David L. Balch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stimulating collection of essays by prominent scholars honors Carolyn Osiek. The essays reflect her career and attempt to pay tribute to both the unity and the diversity of her accomplishments. The authors interpret early Christians in their social world and women in early Christianity, with interpretations spanning the New Testament and early church documents. The editors have brought together an international group of scholars. The book includes both a comprehensive bibliography of Osiek's work as well as a brief introduction by the editors reflecting on their experiences with her during her career. Contributors: David Balch Jeremy W. Barrier Terri Bednarz, R.S.M. Laurie Brink, O.P. Warren Carter Adela Yarbro Collins Amy-Jill Levine Margaret Y. MacDonald Jason L. Merritt Halvor Moxnes Barbara Reid, O.P. David Rhoads Donald Senior, C.P. Yancy W. Smith

Actualité de la pensée médiévale. Recueil d’articles.

Author : Joseph Verheyden
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789042907621
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Actualité de la pensée médiévale. Recueil d’articles. written by Joseph Verheyden and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the papers presented at the 47th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (Leuven, 1998). The general theme of the meeting was the unity of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Main papers on this topic were read by R.L. Brawley, J. Delobel, A. Denaux, J.A. Fitzmeyer, F.W. Horn, J. Kremer, A. Lindemann, O. Mainville, D. Marguerat, F. Neirynck, W. Radl, M. Rese, J. Taylor, C.M. Tuckett, and J. Verheyden. While a large majority of scholars agree that Luke intended his work to cover both the past and the continuing history of Jesus (Gospel and Acts), the essays also illustrate the complexities of this view on the unity of Luke-Acts when it comes to interpret the various aspects of Lukan theology, christology, pneumatology, and ecclesiology, the expansion of the Church in light of its Jewish origins, the genre of Luke-Acts, and the literary and stylistic means Luke used to make his work a unity. In total the volume includes some 40 papers, of which 24 are offered papers: L. Alexander, H. Baarlink, M. Bachmann, D. Bechard, T.L. Brodie, G.P. Carras, A. del Agua, C. Focant, G. Geiger, B.J. Koet, V. Koperski, D.P. Moessner, G. Oegema, J. Pichler, E. Plumacher, A. Puig i Tarrech, U. Schmid, B. Schwank, N. Taylor, P.J. Tomson, S. Van den Eynde, S. Walton, G. Wasserberg, F. Wilk. This collection is an invaluable contribution to current discussions in Lukan study and to a nuanced understanding of the relationship between Luke's two volumes.

Prayer and Vindication in Luke - Acts

Author : Geir O. Holmas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 056760375X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Prayer and Vindication in Luke - Acts written by Geir O. Holmas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive study of the literary function of prayer in Luke-Acts, employing narrative critical methodology and focusing on the theme's relation to Luke's historiographical aims Holmas asserts that the distribution of strategically-placed prayer notices and prayers throughout Luke-Acts serves a twofold purpose. First, it is integral to Luke's project of authenticating the Jesus-movement as accredited by Israel's God. Holmas shows that Luke presents a consistent pattern of divine affirmation and redemptionm attending the tenacious prayers of the faithful ones throughout every major phase of his narrative - in turn demonstrating continuity with the pious Israel of the past. Secondly, most importantly the 'ultimate' purpose of Luke's emphasis on prayer is didactical. In Luke's gospel Jesus summons his disciples (and implicitly his readers) to confident and persistent prayer before the Eschaton, assuring them of God's readiness to answer their entreaties. Luke's historical account as a whole provides narrative reinforcement of this affirmation. Just as God has been consistent in responding to the diligent prayers of his faithful ones in recent history, satisfying and fulfilling Israel's hopes for redemption in the Jesus movement, he will assuredly secure ultimate vindication at the end of time for those who persist in prayer. It was formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.

The Hermeneutical Spirit

Author : Amos Yong
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532604890
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Hermeneutical Spirit written by Amos Yong and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the contemporary biblical studies climate, proposals regarding the theological interpretation of Scripture are contested, particularly but not only because they privilege, encourage, and foster ecclesial or other forms of normative commitments as part and parcel of the hermeneutical horizon through which scriptural texts are read and understood. Within this context, confessional approaches have been emerging, including some from within the nascent pentecostal theological tradition. This volume builds on the author's previous work in theological method to suggest a pentecostal perspective on theological interpretation that is rooted in the conviction that all Christian reading of sacred Scripture is post-Pentecost, meaning after the Day of Pentecost outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh in anticipation of the coming reign of God. In that respect, such a pentecostal interpretative perspective is not parochially for those within the modern day movement bearing that name but is arguably apostolic in following after the scriptural imagination of the earliest disciples of Jesus the messiah and therefore has ecumenical and missional purchase across space and time. The Hermeneutical Spirit thus provides close readings of various texts across the scriptural canon as a model for Christian theological interpretation of Scripture suitable for the twenty-first-century global context.

Luke as Narrative Theologian

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161565509
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Luke as Narrative Theologian written by Joel B. Green and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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." --

Saved by Faith and Hospitality

Author : Joshua W. Jipp
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467448737
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Saved by Faith and Hospitality written by Joshua W. Jipp and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too few Christians today, says Joshua Jipp, understand hospitality to strangers and the marginalized as an essential part of the church's identity. In this book Jipp argues that God's relationship to his people is fundamentally an act of hospitality to strangers, and that divine and human hospitality together are thus at the very heart of Christian faith. Jipp first provides a thorough interpretation of the major biblical texts related to the practice of hospitality to strangers, considering especially how these texts portray Christ as the divine host who extends God's welcome to all people. Jipp then invites readers to consider how God's hospitality sets the pattern for human hospitality, offering suggestions on how the practice of welcoming strangers can guide the church in its engagement with current social challenges—immigration, incarceration, racism, and more.