03127nam 2200601 450 991082830130332120230421053807.01-283-20081-397866132008150-567-57709-0(CKB)2670000000107088(EBL)743099(OCoLC)741691009(SSID)ssj0000521201(PQKBManifestationID)11358154(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521201(PQKBWorkID)10517336(PQKB)11155011(MiAaPQ)EBC743099(Au-PeEL)EBL743099(CaPaEBR)ebr10866879(CaONFJC)MIL320081(OCoLC)893335876(EXLCZ)99267000000010708819971009h19971997 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe blind, the lame, and the poor character types in Luke-Acts /S. John RothSheffield, England :Sheffield Academic Press,[1997]©19971 online resource (257 p.)Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;144Library of New Testament studiesOriginally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 1994.1-85075-667-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-238) and indexes.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; BibliographyIndex of ReferencesIndex of AuthorsThe 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 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 chriLibrary of New Testament studies.Journal for the study of the New Testament.Supplement series ;144.226.4/06Roth S. John(Samuel John),1710235MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828301303321The blind, the lame, and the poor4100681UNINA