Possessions and family in the writings of Luke
Subtitle: questioning in the unity of Luke's ethics
By: Stefan Nordgaard
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9788763544948
Subjects: Personal belongings; Early church; Bible; Families; Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese; Christian ethics; Criticism, interpretation; Bibel; Familie
Description: Recent decades have seen substantial questioning of the unity of the books of Luke and Acts. With this volume, Stefan Nordgaard takes a close look at that question, with a specific eye toward Luke's attitude toward possessions and family. He clearly maps out an ethics that is not set in stone, but changes over time, from a chiefly ascetic position in the gospel to a somewhat bourgeois position in Acts. Nordgaard goes on to offer a historical explanation for the change, built around the identity and activities of the person to whom Luke dedicated the books, "the most excellent Theophilus." The result is a book that will push Lucan scholarship in a new direction and alter our understanding of the New Testament's teachings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Rome, novelty, and the Jews; title: Luke and possessions; title: Luke and family; title: Conclusion.