{"product_id":"a-light-to-the-centurions-robert-r-beck-9781532656545","title":"A Light to the Centurions: Reading Luke-Acts in the Empire","description":"In this book, Robert Beck proposes to read Luke-Acts from the perspective of its implied reader. In making this reader a gentile sympathetic to Judaism, like the \"God-fearing\" centurions inscribed in his text, Luke reverses the empire-critical narrative perspectives of Mark and Matthew. And yet he profoundly challenges imperial cultural values. Luke launches his double narrative with Jesus' proclamation in the Nazareth synagogue. In lieu of the tradition of Ezra with its safeguarding customs, this programmatic announcement promises a path to the gentiles in the tradition of Third Isaiah, with both its releases and its risks. Luke shows a way for the outsider to enter into the traditions of Israel, and not replace them. This reading regards the full narrative sweep of Luke's double work. It yields a fresh look at his Gospel, as well as the largely neglected narrative structure of Acts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert R. Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532656548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532656545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Robert R. Beck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439614701823,"sku":"9781532656545","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93a570e2-8e55-4634-85c3-10bb3b17db1b.jpg?v=1777178671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-light-to-the-centurions-robert-r-beck-9781532656545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}