02584nam 2200601 a 450 991082777990332120240513024131.01-282-86866-797866128686650-567-57382-6(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 the unity of the church in Acts in its literary setting /Alan J. Thompson1st ed.London 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 J1680520MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827779903321One Lord, one people4049272UNINA