Issues in Luke-Acts: Selected Essays

Synopsis

This Volume Provides An Introduction And Engagement With The Major Critical Issues In The Study Of Luke-acts. As The Study Of Acts Has Become, Once Again, One Of The Major Areas Of Focus Within New Testament Scholarship, This Collection Of Essays Presents An Orientation To The Major Issues Of Luke-acts Study, While Providing Fresh Scholarship By Senior Scholars. This Holistic Overture Addresses Fundamental Questions Such As Authorship, Dating, Textual Concerns, Sources, Speeches And Literary Form(s). Furthermore, Theological Topics, Such As Christology, Ecclesiology, Pneumatology And Missiology, As Well As The Portrayal Of Paul, And The Role Of The Old Testament Will Be Discussed. Finally, The Reception History Of Acts And Its Influence On The Development Of The Early Catholic Church Will Be Considered. - Back Of Book. The Author And Date Of Luke-acts : Exploring The Options / Frank Dicken -- The Unity Of Luke-acts : One Work, One Author, One Purpose? / Joseph Verheyden -- The Text Of Luke And Acts : Witnesses, Features, And The Significance Of The Textual Traditions / Dieter T. Roth -- The Sources For Luke And Acts : Where Did Luke Get His Material (and Why Does It Matter)? / Brandon D. Crowe -- The Genre Of Luke And Acts : The State Of The Question / Sean A. Adams -- The Narrative Of Luke-acts : Getting To Know The Savior God / F. Scott Spencer -- The Use Of The Old Testament In Luke-acts : Luke's Scriptural Story Of The Things Accomplished Among Us / Kenneth D. Litwak -- The Speeches In Acts : Historicity, Theology, And Genre / Osvaldo Padilla -- The Pneumatology Of Luke-acts : The Spirit Of Prophecy Unleashed / David G. Peterson -- Christology In Acts : Jesus In Early Christian Belief And Practice / Larry W. Hurtado -- Paul In Acts : The Prophetic Portrait Of Paul / Carl N. Toney -- The Patristic Reception Of Luke And Acts : Scholarship, Theology, And Moral Exhortation In The Homilies Of Origen And Chrysostom / Karl Shuve -- Luke-acts And Early Catholicism : Eschatological And Ecclesiological Trajectories In The Early Church / Thomas Keene. Edited By Sean A. Adams, Michael Pahl. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.