Surprised by God
Subtitle: praise responses in the narrative of Luke-Acts
By: Kindalee Pfremmer De Long
Contributors: ebrary, Inc
Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche -- Bd. 166
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9783110221657
Subjects: Praise of God; Relation to the Old Testament; Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Narrative Criticism
Other titles: Praise responses in the narrative of Luke-Acts
Description: "Scholars have long noted the prevalence of praise of God in Luke-Acts. This monograph offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important feature of Luke's narrative. It focuses on twenty-six scenes in which praise occurs, studied in light of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman discourse about praise of deity and in comparison with how praise appears in the narratives of Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. The book argues that praise of God functions as a literary motif in all three narratives, serving to mark important moments in each plot, particularly in relation to the themes of healing, conversion, and revelation. In Luke-Acts specifically, the plot presents the long-expected visitation of God, which arrives in the person of Jesus, bringing glory to the people of Israel and revelation to the Gentiles. The motif of praise of God aligns closely with the plot's structure, communicating to the reader that varied (and often surprising) events in the story - such as healings in Luke and conversions in Acts - together comprise the plan of God. The praise motif thus demonstrates the author's efforts to combine disparate source material into carefully constructed historiography."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Notre Dame.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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