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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461540603321

Autore

Ravens David

Titolo

Luke and the restoration of Israel / / David Ravens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1995]

©1995

ISBN

1-283-19346-9

9786613193469

0-567-12041-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 119

Disciplina

226.4/06

Soggetti

Jews - Restoration - History of doctrines

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 [258]-269) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1 ISRAEL IN THE INFANCY NARRATIVES; Chapter 2 STEPHEN'S SPEECH AND ISRAEL'S PAST; Chapter 3 THE ROLE OF THE SAMARITANS AND THE UNITY OF ISRAEL; Part II; Introduction; Chapter 4 LUKE'S VIEW OF JESUS; Chapter 5 REPENTANCE AND ATONEMENT; Part III; Introduction; Chapter 6 LUKE, PAUL AND ISRAEL; Chapter 7 LUKE, MATTHEW AND ISRAEL; Chapter 8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Added Note; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Ravens argues that Luke's belief in God's restoration of Israel provides the key context for understanding Luke-Acts. His attitudes to Jews, his surveys of Israel's history and his interest in the Samaritans combine to suggest his wider, pre-Davidic, view of Israel-a view that becomes the pattern for the restored Israel under its Davidic king. Luke's belief leads him to present Christology and atonement in ways that cohere with Jewish hopes and to correct apparently anti-Jewish elements in Paul's letters and Matthew's Gospel. This theme also determines his account of the gentile mission and hi