Shaping the past to define the present: Luke-Acts and apologetic historiography

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: The Historiographical Tradition: Luke-Acts as Apologetic Historiography -- 1. Interpretatio Christiana: Constructing Christian Identity from a Jewish Historiographical...

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Main Author: Sterling, Gregory E. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago Eerdmans 2023
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Sterling, Gregory E., 1954-, Shaping the past to define the present : Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography] (2023) (Duncan, John M.)
[Rezension von: Sterling, Gregory E., 1954-, Shaping the past to define the present : Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography] (2023) (Bissell, Jonah)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lucan writings / Apologetics / Theology of history / Historiography / Historical background
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Electronic books
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Summary:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One: The Historiographical Tradition: Luke-Acts as Apologetic Historiography -- 1. Interpretatio Christiana: Constructing Christian Identity from a Jewish Historiographical Tradition -- 2. "The Reliable History of Antiquity": The Tradition of Writing History in the East -- 3. The First History: The Literary Relationship between Luke and Acts -- Part Two: The Connection to the Past: The Story of Israel in Luke-Acts -- 4. Imitatio Septuaginta: The LXX as a Historiographical Model -- 5. "Opening the Scriptures": The Legitimation of the Jewish Diaspora and the Early Christian Mission -- 6. "Do You Understand What You Are Reading?": The Understanding of the LXX in Luke-Acts -- Part Three: Looking to the Future: The Greco-Roman World in Luke-Acts -- 7. Mors philosophi: The Death of Jesus in Luke -- 8. "Athletes of Virtue": The Major Summaries of the Jersualem Community in Acts -- 9. "Customs That Are Not Lawful": The Social Apology of Luke-Acts -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.
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ISBN:1467465887