Community and Gospel in Luke-Acts: The Social and Political Motivations of Lucan Theology
Always
observing the established techniques of New Testament analysis,
especially redaction criticism, Professor Esler makes extensive use of
sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke-Acts' theology
as a response to social and political pressures on the Christian
community for whom he was writing. Various themes such as
table-fellowship, the law, the temple, poverty and riches, and politics
are examined to determine how they have been influenced by the social
and political background of Luke's audience. This book offers a New
Testament paradigm and warrant for those interested in generating a
theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting
contemporary Christian congregations.
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