Body and character in Luke and Acts : the subversion of physiognomy in early Christianity /
Parsons, Mikeal Carl,1957-
Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press,
c2011.
"Originally published in 2006 by Baker Academica division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, MI."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Soul and body react on each other : body and character in Greek and Roman literature -- The movement of the body is a voice of the soul : body and character in early Jewish and Christian literature -- Your eye is the lamp of your body : Luke and the body-soul relationship -- Ought not this daughter of Abraham be set free? : getting the story of the bent woman straight -- Short in stature, son of Abraham : the height of hospitality in the story of Zacchaeus -- His feet and ankles were made strong : signs of character in the man lame from birth -- What is to prevent me? : ambiguity, acceptance, and the Ethiopian eunuch.
Bible.
Bible.
Physiognomy
Physiognomy