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Surprised by God: Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts: 166
Author(s): Pfremmer (Author)
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 16 Nov. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 348 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110221659
- ISBN-13: 9783110221657
Book Description
Readers of the New Testament have long observed that Luke and Acts contain numerous scenes in which characters praise God. This study offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important narrative motif. Featuring a close reading of Luke-Acts, it draws insights from ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman views about praise of deity, and it compares praise in Luke with praise in two other ancient narratives: Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. Attention to praise of God sheds light on Luke as historiographer and on his treatment of revelation, healing, conversion, and eschatology.
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About the Author
Kindalee Pfremmer De Long, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA.
