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Roth S. John (Samuel John) |
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The blind, the lame, and the poor : character types in Luke-Acts / / S. John Roth |
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Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1997] |
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©1997 |
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1-283-20081-3 |
9786613200815 |
0-567-57709-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 144 |
Library of New Testament studies |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 1994. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-238) and indexes. |
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter 3; AN AUDIENCE-ORIENTED LITERARY APPROACH TO READING LUKE-ACTS; Chapter 4; THE SEPTUAGINT AS LUKAN INTERTEXT; Chapter 5; CONSTRUCTING CHARACTER TYPES FROM THE SEPTUAGINT; Chapter 6; APPLYING SEPTUAGINT INSIGHTS TO INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARACTER TYPES IN LUKE'S GOSPEL; Chapter 7; ACTS AND THE CAPTIVE, THE SHATTERED, THE BLIND, THE DEAF MUTE, THE LAME, LEPERS, THE MAIMED, THE DEAD, AND THE POOR; Chapter 8; SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS; Appendix; TABLES 1 AND 2; Bibliography |
Index of ReferencesIndex of Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The virtual disappearance of the captive, the shattered, the blind, the deaf mute, the lame, lepers, the maimed, the dead and the poor from Acts poses a problem for Lukan studies. It creates a tension between two firmly held convictions about Luke's writing: that the Gospel and Acts are a unified work; and that Luke has a special concern for the poor. A fresh solution lies in tracing the intertextual links between Luke |
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and the Septuagint. In the Septuagint, these character types are standard, conventional recipients of God's favour. In Luke's gospel, the primary function of these types is chri |
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