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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153148603321

Autore

Shellard Barbara

Titolo

New light on Luke : its purpose, sources, and literary context / / Barbara Shellard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 2002

ISBN

0-567-51485-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 215

Disciplina

226.4066

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [292]-312) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 CLEARING THE GROUND: THE GENRE, DATE AND LOCATION OF LUKE-ACTS; Chapter 2 THE NATURE OF LUKE''S INTENDED AUDIENCE; Excursus: THE PROBLEM OF EPHESIANS; Chapter 3 LUKE AND MATTHEW: THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM; Chapter 4 LUKE''S CENTRAL SECTION (1): LUKE 9.51-14.35; Chapter 5 LUKE''S CENTRAL SECTION (2): LUKE 15.1-19.27; Chapter 6 LUKE AND THE JOHANNINE TRADITION: COMMON IDEAS AND THEMES; Excursus: AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LUKE-ACTS, 1 ENOCH 92-105 AND REVELATION; Chapter 7 THE GOSPELS OF LUKE AND JOHN

Chapter 8 LUKE''S AIM: A CORRECTIVE GOSPELChapter 9 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This radical new interpretation reveals many connections between Luke and Johannine traditions. Comparision of pericopae shared by Luke and John suggests that the usual assumptions of Lukan priority may be mistaken; instead his may be chronologically the fourth gospel. Luke neverthless treats his sources in different ways, his response being both critical and creative. He aims to give security to Christians by including as much as possible and reconciling conflicting traditions, while firmly excluding heretical misinterpretation. Shellard also includes a consideration of Luke''s use of possibl