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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... turn from natural , intuitive , but wrong ways toward God's Way . - 6. The Way according to Luke : Whoever " Luke " was — scholars are not sure — the writer takes pains in his opening remarks to suggest that , in the light of other ...
... turn from natural , intuitive , but wrong ways toward God's Way . - 6. The Way according to Luke : Whoever " Luke " was — scholars are not sure — the writer takes pains in his opening remarks to suggest that , in the light of other ...
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... turn , ... as one who has gone over the whole course of these events in detail , have decided to write a connected narrative for you , so as to give you authentic knowledge about the matters of which you have been in- formed . ( Luke 1 ...
... turn , ... as one who has gone over the whole course of these events in detail , have decided to write a connected narrative for you , so as to give you authentic knowledge about the matters of which you have been in- formed . ( Luke 1 ...
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... turning - around from ordinary striving to the counterintuitive demands of God's Way ; and ( 3 ) a waiting upon the empowerment necessary for salvation , the Holy Spirit.27 - Luke's prefatory word to Theophilus at the beginning of ...
... turning - around from ordinary striving to the counterintuitive demands of God's Way ; and ( 3 ) a waiting upon the empowerment necessary for salvation , the Holy Spirit.27 - Luke's prefatory word to Theophilus at the beginning of ...
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... turning - away from wrongdoing to- ward right - doing- that is , on the basis of righteousness . Jesus has been au- thorized as teacher of righteousness by God's " raising him from the dead . " 33 In the narrative companion to this ...
... turning - away from wrongdoing to- ward right - doing- that is , on the basis of righteousness . Jesus has been au- thorized as teacher of righteousness by God's " raising him from the dead . " 33 In the narrative companion to this ...
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... turning - around experience . The story begun in Luke's gospel is com- ing full circle here at the end of Acts . Wherein is the dramatic conflict and resolve for Luke - Acts ? The " peace on earth " 35 announced by angels early in the ...
... turning - around experience . The story begun in Luke's gospel is com- ing full circle here at the end of Acts . Wherein is the dramatic conflict and resolve for Luke - Acts ? The " peace on earth " 35 announced by angels early in the ...
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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 |