Soldiers in Luke-Acts
Subtitle: engaging, contradicting, and transcending the stereotypes
By: Laurie Brink
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 362; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 362.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tübingen, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9783161531637
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Bible; Military art and science in the Bible; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Literatur; Lukanisches Doppelwerk; Militär; Latein; Soldat (Motiv); Apostelgeschichte; Griechisch
Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2009 under title: Unmet expectations: the literary portrayal of soldiers in Luke-Acts.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-203) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Luke and the military; title: Characterization in ancient literature; title: Literary stereotypes of Greco-Roman soldiers; title: Stereotypical or against the grain? : the portrayals of military characters in Luke-Acts; title: Transcending stereotypes : the centurions of Capernaum and Caesarea; title: The Roman soldier as a parabolic exemplum.