{"product_id":"god-as-father-in-luke-acts-hemchand-gossai-9780820479422","title":"God as Father in Luke-Acts","description":"\u003ci\u003eGod as Father in Luke-Acts\u003c\/i\u003e argues that 'Father' is the central image for God in Luke-Acts by tracing a line of continuity in the portrayal of God as Israel's merciful, faithful, and authoritative Father from the Old Testament to Luke-Acts and its Second Temple Jewish milieu. The fulfillment of the promises to Abraham, David, and Israel in Jesus is best understood as the fatherly actions of Israel's God. Furthermore, the striking similarities between God as Father and Augustus as \u003ci\u003ePater Patriae\u003c\/i\u003e undermine the assertion of the Lukan view of the Roman Empire as highly polemical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hemchand Gossai, Diane G Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082047942X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820479422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Hemchand Gossai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962039128319,"sku":"9780820479422","price":97.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d8adb06-60e2-4f08-a110-ba9c72da1de7.jpg?v=1750649136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-as-father-in-luke-acts-hemchand-gossai-9780820479422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}