| Description |
xv, 270 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Monograph series / Society for New Testament Studies ; 57 |
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Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 57
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1. The socio-redaction criticism of Luke-Acts -- 2. The community -- 3. Sectarian strategies -- 4. Table-fellowship -- 5. The law -- 6. The Temple -- 7. The poor and the rich -- 8. Rome and the ancestral theme -- Epilogue: community and Gospel -- Notes -- Index of biblical references -- Index of secondary authors |
| Summary |
Always observing the established techniques of New Testament analysis, especially redaction criticism, Professor Esler makes extensive use of sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke-Acts' theology as a response to social and political pressures on the Christian community for whom he was writing. Various themes such as table-fellowship, the law, the temple, poverty and riches, and politics are examined to determine how they have been influenced by the social and political background of Luke's audience. This book offers a New Testament paradigm and warrant for those interested in generating a theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting contemporary Christian congregations |
| Analysis |
Bible N.T Acts & Bible N.T Luke Special subjects: Christian communities - Critical studies |
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Bible. Acts - Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Bible. Acts - Socio-rhetorical criticism |
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Bible. N.T Acts & Bible N.T Luke Special subjects: Christian communities - Critical studies |
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Community - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 224-258 |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Acts http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022117 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004866
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Bible. Luke http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79055751 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004866
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Bible. Acts http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022117 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004866
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| Subject |
Sociology, Biblical.
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| LC no. |
86028415 |
| ISBN |
0521329655 |
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