Luke's Portrait of Paul

by John Clayton Lentz and John Clayton Lentz Jr.

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to seek a fuller understanding of how the characterisation of Paul in Acts would have been perceived by those who first read or heard the Lucan narrative. As the author makes clear, the careful reader of Acts should be amazed at the way St Paul is portrayed therein. Dr Lentz demonstrates, through a careful examination of particular texts, the great improbability that a Jew of strict Pharisaic background would have held,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521609453
• ISBN13: 9780521609456
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"