Luke as narrative theologian: texts and topics
Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introductory Matters -- 1. Luke-Acts, or Luke and Acts? A Reaffirmation of Narrative Unity -- Rethinking the Unity of Luke and Acts: Canon, Reception History, and Authorship -- Markers of Narrative Unity -- Conclusion -- 2. Rethinkin...
| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introductory Matters -- 1. Luke-Acts, or Luke and Acts? A Reaffirmation of Narrative Unity -- Rethinking the Unity of Luke and Acts: Canon, Reception History, and Authorship -- Markers of Narrative Unity -- Conclusion -- 2. Rethinking "History" for Theological Interpretation -- Historical Criticism and Theological Interpretation: Defining Terms -- Historical Inquiry against Theological Interpretation -- History as Narrative in Theological Interpretation -- Conclusion -- Texts -- 3. The Social Status of Mary in Luke 1:5-2:52: A Plea for Methodological Integration -- Mary in "The Social World of Luke-Acts" -- The Portrayal of Mary in Luke 1:5-2:52 -- Concluding Remarks -- 4. The Problem of a Beginning: Israel's Scriptures in Luke 1-2 -- Luke 1:5-2:52 as the "Beginning" of Luke-Acts -- The Old Testament in Luke 1:5-2:52: Some Programmatic Observations -- Echoes of Scripture in Luke 1:5-2:52: Concluding Remarks -- 5. Jesus and a Daughter of Abraham (Luke 13:10-17): Test Case for a Lukan Perspective on Jesus's Miracles -- The Unity of the Story -- Healing and Jesus's Mission -- Healing and Eschatology -- Conclusion -- 6. A Cognitive Narratological Approach to the Characterization(s) of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) -- Labelling Zacchaeus, Mapping Zacchaeus -- Conclusion -- 7. The Demise of the Temple as "Culture Center" in Luke-Acts: An Exploration of the Rending of the Temple Veil (Luke 23:44-49) -- Luke 23:44-49: A Question of Sources -- The Temple and the Torn Veil in Luke -- Conclusion -- 8. "He Ascended into Heaven": Jesus's Ascension in Lukan Perspective, and Beyond -- From Cosmology to Theology -- Ascension Theology: Reading Luke-Acts from the Second Century -- Conclusion -- 9. "In Our Own Languages": Pentecost, Babel, and the Shaping of Christian Community in Acts 2:1-13. |
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| ISBN: | 3161569962 |