Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus (Biblical Studies Library Series)

New Testament scholars have long recognized the use of Isaiah in the Lukan narrative. While previous studies have focused on isolated quotations and allusions, Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus provides a fresh reading that examines the wider relationship between Isaiah and the Book of Acts. David Pao recognizes the "new exodus" program of Isaiah as a hermeneutical key that offers important clues to the structure and function of Acts and the entire Lukan narrative.

"Contemporary scholarship increasingly recognizes the importance of the Old Testament in providing not only the source of quotations and allusions in the New Testament but also the guiding and controlling themes of its literary structure and theology. Earlier scholars established the significance of Isaiah's theme of the new exodus for the early Christians; now David Pao argues for its central role in Acts and helps us to read Luke's work from a fresh angle. This is a first-rate example of a doctoral thesis that is both original and readable."- I. Howard Marshall.
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Publisher Description

For an eye-opening understanding of Acts, readers discover clues to its structure and meaning hidden in Isaiah and the "new Exodus" message.