The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative

by Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom

Book Overview

Employing a historically-informed narrative-critical approach to Luke-Acts, this work illuminates Luke's portrayals of Roman officials in light of the Jewish portrayals of Gentile rulers in both the Old Testament and in Second Temple literature. It explores the intertextual relationship of Luke-Acts with preceding Jewish literature, going beyond quotations and clear allusions.

Luke's worldview is holistic: both Jewish and Roman authorities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567688852
• ISBN13: 9780567688859
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"