The Way According to Luke: Hearing the Whole Story of Luke-ActsAmong the classics of ancient Greek and Jewish literature, the story of Luke-Acts has few rivals. Yet we moderns miss much of the meaning of Luke's two-part drama because we read it like any other text and not as it would have been heard by ancient listeners -- in public performance by a skilled storyteller. The Way according to Luke unlocks the big picture of Jesus' mission by attending to the repetition, patterns, and other clues of oral narrative. In this single volume Paul Borgman lays out a holistic view of the organic unity between Luke and Acts while demonstrating that the meaning of Luke-Acts is uniquely embedded in its narrative. Borgman's distinctive work makes available both the satisfying pleasure of reading the Bible as great literature and the rewarding insight gained from receiving Scripture as it was originally delivered. |
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... Paul's , and perhaps John's ) , he feels obliged to offer his own ac- count . He it is , we hear , who offers " authentic knowledge " ( Luke 1 : 4 ) . Ac- cording to Luke , God's ultimate purpose for this earth is crystallized in events ...
... Paul's , and perhaps John's ) , he feels obliged to offer his own ac- count . He it is , we hear , who offers " authentic knowledge " ( Luke 1 : 4 ) . Ac- cording to Luke , God's ultimate purpose for this earth is crystallized in events ...
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... Paul's thinking in what Luke wants to distinguish as his own care- fully considered perspective that he places himself , rather awkwardly , within the story as a traveling companion to Paul . Luke is willing to commit a literary ...
... Paul's thinking in what Luke wants to distinguish as his own care- fully considered perspective that he places himself , rather awkwardly , within the story as a traveling companion to Paul . Luke is willing to commit a literary ...
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Hearing the Whole Story of Luke-Acts Paul Borgman. lows . The buried questions or possibilities of the first sequence come to the surface in the next one . Jesus concludes his teaching , and enters Jerusalem . All havoc breaks loose ...
Hearing the Whole Story of Luke-Acts Paul Borgman. lows . The buried questions or possibilities of the first sequence come to the surface in the next one . Jesus concludes his teaching , and enters Jerusalem . All havoc breaks loose ...
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... Paul's first and last speeches — a " frame " for his seven speeches — are addressed primarily to Israel ( 13 : 16-41 ; 28 : 25-28 ; covered in Chapter 20 ) . In Paul's first speech , we find a major statement of " the gospel ac- cording to ...
... Paul's first and last speeches — a " frame " for his seven speeches — are addressed primarily to Israel ( 13 : 16-41 ; 28 : 25-28 ; covered in Chapter 20 ) . In Paul's first speech , we find a major statement of " the gospel ac- cording to ...
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Hearing the Whole Story of Luke-Acts Paul Borgman. According to Paul and the witnesses of Acts , Jesus will judge all peoples ( including Israel ) on the basis of a daily turning - away from wrongdoing to- ward right - doing- that is ...
Hearing the Whole Story of Luke-Acts Paul Borgman. According to Paul and the witnesses of Acts , Jesus will judge all peoples ( including Israel ) on the basis of a daily turning - away from wrongdoing to- ward right - doing- that is ...
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Abraham Acts Ananias answer apostles asks authority baptism believers blessing bring Chapter comes Commentary Cornelius death disciples divine dramatic Eerdmans emphasis faith father favor followers Gentiles God's kingdom God's purposes God's word Gospel of Luke Grand Rapids healing hear the word heard heart heaven Holy Spirit Howard Marshall inherit eternal Israel Israelites jailer Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joel John journey Judas judge kingdom of God light listen look Lord Luke Grand Luke-Acts Luke's audience Luke's gospel Luke's story Mary Mary's mercy Messiah Moses mother of Jesus narrative non-Jews normal old-guard leaders old-guard leadership one's paralleled Paul Paul's peace Peter Pharisees poem pray prayer proclaim prophets question religious leaders Relinquish repentance response resurrection salvation Samaritan Satan Scripture servant Israel shalom someone Stephen story's striving Tannehill taught by Jesus teaching tell temple theme sequence things tion Torah turn twelve two-volume story voice Zacchaeus Zechariah
References to this book
Imitating Jesus: And Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics Richard A. Burridge Limited preview - 2007 |