Surprised by God : praise responses in the narrative of Luke-Acts

Surprised by God : praise responses in the narrative of Luke-Acts / Kindalee Pfremmer De Long.

Readers of the New Testament have long observed that Luke and Acts contain numerous scenes in which characters praise God. This study offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important narrative motif. Featuring a close reading of Luke-Acts, it draws insights from ancient Jewish and Greco-Rom...

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Main Author: De Long, Kindalee Pfremmer
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, ©2009.
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 166.
Subjects:
Bible. > Luke > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Luke > Criticism, Narrative.
Bible. > Acts > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Acts > Criticism, Narrative.
Bible. > Luke > Relation to the Old Testament.
Bible. > Acts > Relation to the Old Testament.
Bible. > Luke
Bible. > Acts
New Testament. > Acts > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
New Testament. > Acts > Criticism, Narrative.
New Testament. > Acts > Relation to the Old Testament.
New Testament. > Luke > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
New Testament. > Luke > Criticism, Narrative.
New Testament. > Luke > Relation to the Old Testament.
Praise of God.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
Praise of God
Gotteslob
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter; Contents; Figures; Introduction; Introduction to Part One; Chapter 1. Defining Praise of the Divine; Chapter 2. Discourse about Praise of the Divine; Chapter 3. Praise and Healing in Tobit; Chapter 4. Praise and Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth; Introduction to Part Two; Chapter 5. Praise and Revelation: Jesus' Birth; Chapter 6. Praise and Healing in Luke-Acts; Chapter 7. Praise and Revelation: Jesus' Identity as Messiah, Son, King, and Risen Lord; Chapter 8. Praise and Conversion of the Gentiles in Acts; Conclusions; Backmatter.

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