The blind, the lame, and the poor: character types in Luke-Acts
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Main Author: Roth, S. John, (Samuel John) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England Sheffield Academic Press ©1997
Series:Journal for the study of the New Testament 144
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 1994. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-238) and indexes
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 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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (253 pages)
ISBN:9780567577092
0567577090
1283200813
9781283200813
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