1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695555103321

Autore

Gower Stith T

Titolo

BOREAS TE-6 biomass and foliage area data [[electronic resource] /] / Stith T. Gower and Jason G. Vogel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Greenbelt, Md. : , : NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, , [2000]

Descrizione fisica

1 volume : digital, PDF file

Collana

Technical report series on the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) ; ; 145

NASA/TM ; ; 2000-209891, v. 145

Altri autori (Persone)

VogelJason Gene

Soggetti

Biomass

Data acquisition

Estimates

Foliage

Imagery

Leaf area index

Surface temperature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 6, 2007).

"October 2000."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789684203321

Autore

Bridge Steven L.

Titolo

'Where the eagles are gathered' : the deliverances of the elect in Lukan eschatology / / Steven L. Bridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

1-283-20679-X

9786613206794

1-4411-6703-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 240

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

226.406

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 [167]-180) and indexes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; THE ENIGMA OF THE αέTOι ́SAYING; 1. The Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37); 2. Proposed Meanings of the αέTOι ́Saying; a. Indicative of the Disciples' Ignorance; b. Indicative of the Nature of Jesus' Return; c. Indicative of the Nature of the Final Judgment; d. Indicative of the Location of Jesus' Return; e. Indicative of the Location of the Final Judgment; f. In Reference to Those 'Left Behind'; g. In Reference to Those 'Taken'; 3. Summary and Thesis; Chapter 2; THE αέTOι ́LOGION AND ITS IMMEDIATE CONTEXT (LUKE 17.11-18.14)

1. The Literary Landscape of Luke's Eschatological Discoursea. The Grateful Samaritan (Luke 17.11-19); b. The Pharisees' Question (Luke 17.20-21); c. The Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37); d. The Vindication of the Widow (Luke 18.1-8); e. The Two Men in the Temple (Luke 18.9-14); 2. Synoptic Parallels to Luke's Eschatological Discourse; 3. Redaction-Critical Exergesis of Luke's Eschatological Discourse; a. The Disappearance and Revelation of the Son of Man (Luke 17.22-24); b. The Suffering of the Son of Man (Luke 17.25)

c. The Day(s) of the Son of Man Likened to the Day(s) of Noah and Lot



(Luke 17.26-30)d. Exhortation Concerning Evacuation 'on the day' (Luke 17.31-33); e. The Separation of Humanity (Luke 17.34-35); f. The Disciples' Question and the αέTOι ́Saying (Luke 17.37); 4. Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 3; THE αέTOS IN ANTIQUITY; 1. The Meaning of αέTOs; 2. The Vulture as the Consumer of the Dead; a. Examples from Antiquity; b. The Exclusion of Eagles from this Role; c. The Appearance of αέTOι ́ in the Synoptic Tradition; 3. The Role of the Eagle as Transporter of the Soul; a. Egyptian Origin

b. Syrian Transformationc. Greco-Roman Appropriation; d. Apotheosis in Luke 17.37?; 4. The Eagle as the Deliverer of the Elect; a. The Hero-Quest; b. The Zeus-Cult; c. Yahweh's Deliverance of Israel; 5. Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 4; THE INFLUENCE OF THE JEWISH DELIVERANCE TRADITION ON LUKE'S ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE (LUKE 17.22-37); 1. Exodus 19//Deuteronomy 32; a. Old Testament Typology; b. Passover Eschatology; c. Historical Exemplar; 2. 1 Enoch; a. I Enoch and Luke's Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37); b. I Enoch and the Vindication of the Widow (Luke 18.1-8)

c. I Enoch and the Two Men in the Temple (Luke 18.9-14)3. The Testament of Moses; 4. The Testament of Judah; 5. The Post-Lukan Tradition; 6. Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 5; THE DELIVERANCE OF THE ELECT IN LUKE'S SYNOPTIC APOCALYPSE (LUKE 21.5-36); 1. Questions Concerning the Destruction of the Temple (Luke 21.5-7); 2. The Signs Preceding the Temple's Demise (Luke 21.8-11); 3. The Persecution of the Disciples (Luke 21.12-19); 4. The Destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 21.20-24); 5. The Eschaton (Luke 21.25-28); 6. The Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 21.29-33)

7. Concluding Admonition (Luke 21.34-36)

Sommario/riassunto

Although many scholars consider Luke 17:22-37 to be the most important eschatological passage in Luke-Acts, few agree on the precise meaning of the enigmatic proverb which forms its conclusion (Luke 17:37). Generally, Jesus' logion is taken to convey a macabre image of impending judgement. However, this study offers fresh literary, redactional, and historical evidence to suggest that Luke recast Jesus' saying in order to describe something much more glorious--the deliverance of the elect. Examination of the material elsewhere in Luke-Acts corroborates Luke's expectation of an ethereal reunion,