Uncovering ancient texts and rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles S*haping the Past to Define the Present* comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his...
Uncovering ancient texts and rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles
S*haping the Past to Define the Present* comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his seminal work, *Historiography and Self-Definition*, this volume expands on Sterling's reading of Luke-Acts in the context of contemporary Jewish and Greek historiography. These systematically arranged essays comprise his new and revised contributions to the field of biblical studies, exploring:
* the genre of apologetic historiography exemplified by Josephus and Eusebius * the context of Josephus's work within a larger tradition of Eastern historiography * the initial composition and circulation of Luke and Acts * the relationship of Luke-Acts to the Septuagint * the interpretation of the Diaspora in Luke-Acts * the structure of salvation history as it is manifested in Luke-Acts * Socratic influences on Luke's portrayal of Jesus's death * the early Jerusalem Christian community as depicted in Acts compared with other Hellenized Eastern traditions such as Egyptian priests and Indian sages * the establishment of Christianity's "socially respectability" as a guiding purpose in Luke-Acts
Engaging with current critical frameworks, Sterling offers readers a comprehensive analysis of early Christian self-definition through Judeo-Christian historiography.
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Uncovering ancient texts and rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles S*haping the Past to Define the Present* comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his...
Uncovering ancient texts and rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles
S*haping the Past to Define the Present* comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his seminal work, *Historiography and Self-Definition*, this volume expands on Sterling's reading of Luke-Acts in the context of contemporary Jewish and Greek historiography. These systematically arranged essays comprise his new and revised contributions to the field of biblical studies, exploring:
* the genre of apologetic historiography exemplified by Josephus and Eusebius * the context of Josephus's work within a larger tradition of Eastern historiography * the initial composition and circulation of Luke and Acts * the relationship of Luke-Acts to the Septuagint * the interpretation of the Diaspora in Luke-Acts * the structure of salvation history as it is manifested in Luke-Acts * Socratic influences on Luke's portrayal of Jesus's death * the early Jerusalem Christian community as depicted in Acts compared with other Hellenized Eastern traditions such as Egyptian priests and Indian sages * the establishment of Christianity's "socially respectability" as a guiding purpose in Luke-Acts
Engaging with current critical frameworks, Sterling offers readers a comprehensive analysis of early Christian self-definition through Judeo-Christian historiography.
This product is featured in the following collections:
