Body and Character in Luke and Acts

The Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Early Christianity developed in a world where moral significance was often judged based upon physical appearance alone. Exploring the manifestations of this ancient ""science"" of physiognomy, Parsons rightly shows how Greco-Roman society, and by consequence the author of Luke and Acts, was steeped in this tradition. Luke, however, employs these principles in his writings in order to subvert the paradigm. Using as examples the bent woman (Luke 13), Zacchaeus (Luke 18), the lame man (Acts 3-4), and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8), Parsons shows that the Christian community - both early and present-day - is established only in the image of Jesus Christ.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-05-31
Mått:152 x 228 x 11 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781602583801

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Mikeal C. Parsons is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of numerous books including most recently Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text and Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text, and the editor of The Acts of the Apostles: Four Centuries of Baptist Interpretation. Parsons lives in Waco, Texas.

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"Not many books really break new ground. This one does. Parsons cast Luke's descriptions of the bent woman, Zacchaeus, the lame man, and the Ethiopian eunuch in a new light and shows how the gospel radically challenges cultural conventions and speaks a word of grace." --Alan Culpepper, Dean, McAfee School of Theology

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 Soul and Body React on Each Other: Body and Character in Greek and Roman Literature2 The Movement of the Body Is a Voice of the Soul: Body and Character in Early Jewish and Christian Literature3 Your Eye Is the Lamp of Your Body: Luke and the Body-Soul Relationship4 Ought Not This Daughter of Abraham Be Set Free?: Getting the Story of the Bent Woman Straight5 Short in Stature, Son of Abraham: The Height of Hospitality in the Story of Zacchaeus6 His Feet and Ankles Were Made Strong: Signs of Character in the Man Lame from Birth7 What Is to Prevent Me?: Ambiguity, Acceptance, and the Ethiopian EunuchEpilogueAppendix: Abbreviations from the Progymnasmata