02587nam 2200589 a 450 991078520630332120230721013623.01-282-86866-797866128686650-567-57382-6(CKB)2670000000055424(EBL)601975(OCoLC)676696322(SSID)ssj0000424530(PQKBManifestationID)11299321(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424530(PQKBWorkID)10474340(PQKB)10430404(MiAaPQ)EBC601975(Au-PeEL)EBL601975(CaPaEBR)ebr10427594(CaONFJC)MIL286866(OCoLC)893335243(EXLCZ)99267000000005542420090113d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOne Lord, one people[electronic resource] the unity of the church in Acts in its literary setting /Alan J. ThompsonLondon T & T Clarkc20081 online resource (233 p.)Library of New Testament studies ;359Description based upon print version of record.0-567-06275-9 0-567-04559-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction --Unity and the 'Rule of Law' --Unity and the 'Rule of the Lord' --Unity and disunity: the difference between survival and destruction --Concord and the conquest of the Word --Conclusion and implications.This book examines the Lukan themes of unity and disunity against ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish social and political discourses on concord and discord to better understand the context in which Luke highlights the themes of unity and disunity. The themes of unity and disunity are particularly prominent in ancient discussions of the reigns of rulers, evaluations of laws/constitutions/forms of government, and descriptions of the contrasting effects of unity and disunity in the destruction and preservation of peoples and cities. These themes are grouped under the broad categories of kingship andLibrary of New Testament studies ;359.ChurchUnityBiblical teachingChurchUnityBiblical teaching.226.6/06Thompson Alan J1553387MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785206303321One Lord, one people3813912UNINA