On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498248723)

Contemporary reconstructions of Luke's theology of the Way should include in a more conscientious manner the contribution of Luke's post-Easter "on the road" encounters (the Emmaus, Gaza, and Damascus road narratives). This book argues that Luke follows here the rules of Hellenistic mimesis (imitation), many of which are illustrated in the novels, dramas, and history treatises of his time. Filtering these rules through his own theology and literary taste, he represents, in the end, the history and the proclamation of the early church, in an attractive and challenging manner, inviting his readers to good literature and to captivating spiritual experiences.

Author: Octavian D. Baban
ISBN-10: 1498248721
ISBN-13: 9781498248723
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2006
Pages: 366
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d