the social and political motivations of Lucan theology /
First Statement of Responsibility
Philip Francis Esler.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1987.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s)
SERIES
Series Title
Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ;
Volume Designation
57.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CONTENTS NOTE
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The socio-redaction criticism of Luke-Acts -- The community -- Sectarian strategies -- Table-fellowship -- The law -- The temple -- The poor and the rich -- Rome and the ancestral theme -- Epilogue: community and Gospel.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this widely-acclaimed study, Dr Esler makes extensive use of sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke Acts' theology as a response to social and political pressures upon the Christian community for whom he was writing. As well as interesting those concerned with prevalent developments in New Testament scholarship, Esler's book offers a New Testament paradigm for those interested in generating a theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting the twentieth-century Christian congregations.