Knowable Word

Knowable Word

Author: Peter Krol

Publisher:

Published: 2022-05-26

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781949253337

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Knowable Word offers a foundation on why and how to study the Bible. Through a running study Genesis 1, this new edition illustrates how to Observe, Interpret, and Apply the Scripture-and gives the vision behind each step.


The Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles

Author: P.D. James

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 0857861077

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Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James


Reading Luke-Acts in the Pentecostal Tradition

Reading Luke-Acts in the Pentecostal Tradition

Author: Martin William Mittelstadt

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780981965178

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In this first study of its kind, noted Pentecostal Lucan scholar Martin Mittelstadt has undertaken an extensive examination of Pentecostal scholarship with an eye toward assessing the influence of Luke-Acts upon it. Beginning with Azusa Street and continuing to the present Mittelstadt: 1) traces the emergence of Pentecostal scholarship in the academic marketplace with the various responses to the catalytic the work of James D.G. Dunn, 2) examines the influence of Luke-Acts on narrative theology, missiology, healing and exorcism, the role of women, spiritual formation, and Oneness theology, and 3) identifies Pentecostal contributions in the area social ethics, peace-making, suffering and persecution, ecumenism, globalization, and post-modernity. The work concludes with observations on possibilities for future engagement and an extensive bibliography.


Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church

Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church

Author: Luke Timothy Johnson

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2011-09-12

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 0802803903

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Christians chronically and desperately need prophecy, says award winning biblical scholar Luke Timothy Johnson. In this and every age, the church needs the bold proclamation of God's transforming vision to challenge its very human tendency toward expediency and self interest -- to jolt it into new insight and energy. For Johnson, the New Testament books Luke and Acts provide that much-needed jolt to conventional wisdom. To read Luke-Acts as a literary unit, he says, is to uncover a startling prophetic vision of Jesus and the church -- one that imagines a reality very different from the one humans would construct on their own. Johnson identifies in Luke's writings an ongoing call for today's church, grounded in the prophetic ministry of Jesus Christ, to embody and enact God's vision for the world--from publisher's website.


The Book of Acts in History

The Book of Acts in History

Author: Henry J. Cadbury

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1592449158

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With this book a foremost New Testament scholar makes a signal contribution to the literature about the times of the first apostles.This period, when the memory of Jesus was fresh yet no written literature about him existed, lends itself well to the descriptive treatment Dr. Cadbury employs. The purpose of these pages, he writes, is to establish not so much the accuracy of the book of Acts as the reality of the scenes and customs and mentality which it reflects.... We can walk where the Apostle Paul walked, see what he saw, and become increasingly at home in his world.Five chapters deal with each of the five cultural strands then existing: Roman, Greek, Jewish, Christian, and cosmopolitan. The sixth attempts to reconstruct the earliest history of the book of Acts.


Luke's Demonstration to Theophilus

Luke's Demonstration to Theophilus

Author: Jenny Read-Heimerdinger

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 715

ISBN-13: 0567438880

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This volume is the first complete English translation of the Codex Bezae version of Luke and Acts.


John the Baptist As a Rewritten Figure in Luke-Acts

John the Baptist As a Rewritten Figure in Luke-Acts

Author: Christina Michelsen Chauchot

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-15

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780367481438

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John the Baptist as a Rewritten Figure in Luke-Acts compares the Gospel of Luke's account of John's ministry with those of Matthew, Mark, and John to make the case for the hypertextual relationship between the synoptic gospels. The book is divided into three parts. Part I situates the Gospel of Luke within the broader context of biblical rewritings and makes the general case that a rewriting strategy can be detected in Luke, while Parts II and III combined offer a more detailed and specific argument for Luke's refiguring of the public ministry of John the Baptist through the use of omitted, new, adapted, and reserved material. While the "two source hypothesis" typically presupposes the independence of Luke and Matthew in their rewritings of Mark and Q, Chauchot argues that Luke was heavily reliant on Matthew as suggested by the "L/M hypothesis". Approaching the Baptist figure in the synoptic gospels from a literary-critical perspective, Chauchot examines "test cases" of detailed comparative analysis between them to argue that the Gospel of Luke makes thematic changes upon John the Baptist and is best characterized as a highly creative reshaping of Matthew and Mark. Making a contribution to current research in the field of New Testament exegesis, the book is key reading for students, scholars, and clergy interested in New Testament hermeneutics and Gospel writing.


In the Shadow of the Temple

In the Shadow of the Temple

Author: Oskar Skarsaune

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2008-10-28

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 0830828443

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Oskar Skarsaune gives us a new look into the development of the early church and its practice by showing us the evidence of interaction between the early Christians and rabbinic Judaism. He offers numerous fascinating episodes and glimpses into this untold story.


The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts

The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts

Author: Robert C. Tannehill

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published:

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781451417227

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Tannehill shows how the narrative contributes to the impact of Luke's literary whole. The study further shows that Luke's use of recurring words, patterns of repetition and contrast, irony, pathos, and many other features of this narrative contribute to the total fabric of Luke's masterpiece.