TY - BOOK TI - LUKE-ACTS: New perspectives from the society of biblical literature seminar SN - 0824506081 AV - BS 2589.2 L969 1984 PY - 1984/// CY - New York, NY PB - Crossroad KW - BIBLE. N. T. LUKE KW - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATIONM, ETC KW - ADDRESSES, ESSAYS, LECTURES KW - BIBLE. N. T. ACTS KW - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC N1 - Includes index; Part I Introductory Issues -- Western non-interpretations: a defense of the apostolate -- Greco-Roman imitation of texts as a partial guide to Luke's use of sources -- The date of Luke-Acts -- The conventions of classical biography and the Genre of Luke-Acts: a preliminary study -- Part II/ Thematic studies -- Promise and fulfillment in Lucan theology -- The salvation of the Jews in Luke-Acts -- Paul in Acts: Lucan apology and conciliation -- The tile "Servant" in Luke-Acts -- Part III/ Exegetical studies -- Luke 3: 23-38 and Greco-Roman and Biblical Genealogies -- The divine purpose: The Jews and the Gentile mission -- The forensic defense speech and Paul's trial speeches in Acts 22-26: Form and function -- On why Luke declined to recount the death of Paul: Acts 27-28 and Beyond -- Index of modern authors ER -