Reading Luke-Acts: Dynamics of Biblical NarrativeThis excellent book shows how literary criticism illuminates the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, reclaiming them as biblical narrative. William Kurz explores literary aspects such as implied authors or readers, plot, and assumed information, or gaps. He then highlights the role of the narrator, who is the primary key to the focus and perspective of the narrative. Kurz also discovers an implicit commentary in Luke--Acts. Finally, he traces the implications of reading Luke--Acts as canonical Scripture and the merits of literary methods. |
Contents
Narrative Questions | 39 |
Narrators in Luke | 45 |
Narrators in Acts | 73 |
Narrative Claims of We in Acts | 111 |
Influence of Variant Narrators on Repeated Acts Narratives | 125 |
Implicit Commentary in LukeActs | 135 |
Luke and Acts as Canonical | 159 |
Literary Criticism Canon and Orality | 167 |
Notes | 184 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ananias Apostelgeschichte apostles appearance apply approaches audience Barnabas beginning Bible biblical canonical chapter character Christian church claims companions concerns contemporary context continues criticism death disciples episodes example farewell final Fitzmyer gaps Gentiles gives God's Gospel Greek historical implied important incident intended interpretation irony Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John journey kind Kurz later letters Literary Lukan narrator Luke and Acts Luke-Acts Luke's Mark meaning mention misunderstanding motif Narrative Unity narrator's omniscient oral original passages passion Paul Paul's person perspective Peter plot point of view preface present prologue promises prophecy prophet provides question readers reading recounts refers rejection resurrection RNAB Roman Saul sayings scene Schneider scripture shows similar speaking speech story summary Tannehill telling Temple Testament third tion traditional trial witness writing written