Possessions and Family in the Writings of Luke: Questioning the Unity of Luke's Ethics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788763544948)

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.


Author: Stefan Nordgaard
ISBN-10: 8763544946
ISBN-13: 9788763544948
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2017
Pages: 169
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d