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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... Clearly a unified literary whole , Luke - Acts became separated because of how well Acts seemed to function , in the finally agreed upon " New Testament , " as a bridge between Matthew - Mark - Luke - John and the epistles . The ...
... Clearly a unified literary whole , Luke - Acts became separated because of how well Acts seemed to function , in the finally agreed upon " New Testament , " as a bridge between Matthew - Mark - Luke - John and the epistles . The ...
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... clearly guided by a narrative vision of God's char- 13. Lk 10:25 ; 10:38 ; increasingly , as we will see , commentaries on Luke's gospel and Acts display a particular literary sensibility , a capacity to capture and articulate the ...
... clearly guided by a narrative vision of God's char- 13. Lk 10:25 ; 10:38 ; increasingly , as we will see , commentaries on Luke's gospel and Acts display a particular literary sensibility , a capacity to capture and articulate the ...
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... clear patterns determined by audience . Peter and Paul , whose ex- periences are consistently paralleled , deliver seven speeches each . The action at the beginning of Acts revolves around three major speeches by Peter , all of them ...
... clear patterns determined by audience . Peter and Paul , whose ex- periences are consistently paralleled , deliver seven speeches each . The action at the beginning of Acts revolves around three major speeches by Peter , all of them ...
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Common terms and phrases
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 |