LEADER 05611oam 2200661 a 450 001 9910817071003321 005 20230617032613.0 010 $a1-283-20679-X 010 $a9786613206794 010 $a1-4411-6703-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106562 035 $a(EBL)742571 035 $a(OCoLC)741687189 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000526551 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12204703 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526551 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10519912 035 $a(PQKB)10784158 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742571 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742571 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10488202 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320679 035 $a(OCoLC)893335568 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106562 100 $a20030127d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a'Where the eagles are gathered' $ethe deliverances of the elect in Lukan eschatology /$fSteven L. Bridge 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cSheffield Academic Press,$d[2003] 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;$v240 225 1 $aLibrary of New Testament studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: 9780826462176 0826462170 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [167]-180) and indexes. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and indexes. 327 $aCONTENTS; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; THE ENIGMA OF THE ???TO? ?SAYING; 1. The Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37); 2. Proposed Meanings of the ???TO? ?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 ???TO? ?LOGION AND ITS IMMEDIATE CONTEXT (LUKE 17.11-18.14) 327 $a1. 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) 327 $ac. 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 ???TO? ?Saying (Luke 17.37); 4. Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 3; THE ???TOS IN ANTIQUITY; 1. The Meaning of ???TOs; 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 ???TO? ? in the Synoptic Tradition; 3. The Role of the Eagle as Transporter of the Soul; a. Egyptian Origin 327 $ab. 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) 327 $ac. 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) 327 $a7. Concluding Admonition (Luke 21.34-36) 330 $aAlthough 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. 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