Moral Metaphors and Narrative Ethics in Luke-Acts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falgout, Michael J.

Series:

Biblical Interpretation Series

Biblical Interpretation Series ; v.239

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

This study investigates ethical discourse in Luke-Acts using narrative ethics and cognitive linguistics, with particular attention to metaphor, embodiment, and moral perception.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Figures

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1 Moral Metaphors and Narrative Ethics for Model Reading

1 The Narrative Form of Luke-Acts

2 Literary, Ethical, and Cognitive Strategies for Narrative Interpretation

2.1 Umberto Eco's Model Reader

2.2 Adam Newton's Narrative Ethics

2.3 George Lakoff and Mark Johnson's Moral Metaphors

3 A Cognitive-Narratological Methodology for Lukan Ethics

Chapter 2 Social Ethics and the Social Family Metaphor

1 Reframing Racialized Discourse and Ethnic Reasoning

1.1 Racialized Discourse

1.2 Ethnic Reasoning

1.3 The Social Family Metaphor

2 Framing the Family/Household (οἰκία) in Luke 1-2

2.1 The Family of John

2.2 The Family of Jesus

3 Framing the Society/Community (κοινωνία) in Acts 1-2

3.1 The Kingdom of God and the Restoration of Israel

3.2 The Spirit of Christ and the ἐκκλησία as Social Body

4 The Social Family Metaphor in Luke-Acts

5 Reevaluating "Family Values" with Lukan Narrative Ethics

Chapter 3 Wealth Ethics and the Moral Accounting Metaphor

1 Lukan Wealth Ethics in Recent Interpretation

2 Reframing the Question of Lukan Wealth Ethics

2.1 The Conceptual Blend: Righteousness is Riches

2.2 Decompression: Righteousness Is Not Riches

3 Reframing Wealth/Riches in Luke-Acts

3.1 The Servanthood Profile (δουλεία)

3.1.1 Jesus's Disciples

3.1.2 Jesus and the Rich Ruler (Luke 18:18-25)

3.1.3 Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)

3.2 The Stewardship Profile (οἰκονομία)

3.2.1 The Prudent and Faithful Steward (Luke 12:42-48)

3.2.2 The Unjust and Prudent Steward (Luke 16:1-8)

3.2.3 The Parable of the Minas (19:11-27)

3.3 The Almsgiving Profile (ἐλεημοσύνη)

3.3.1 The Compassionate Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).

3.3.2 Peter's "Almsgiving" at the Temple (Acts 3:1-10)

3.4 Base and Profiles in the Narrative's Household Economics Frame

4 Decompressing Wealth Ethics with Luke-Acts

Chapter 4 Human Freedom and the Life Journey Metaphor

1 The Lukan "Shall" and "Must" in Recent Scholarship

2 Conversion and Religious Experience in Recent Scholarship

2.1 Patterns of Religious Experience or Conversion

2.2 Divine Initiative and Human Self-Correction

2.3 Cognitive and/or Moral Conversion

3 The Moral Metaphor, life is a journey

4 Luke's Recurring Question: What Shall We Do?

4.1 Life as a Journey in the Gospel of Luke

4.1.1 Framing John's Ministry (Luke 3:1-20)

4.1.2 The Ethical-Eschatological Preaching of John (Luke 3:7-18)

4.2 Life as a Journey in the Book of Acts

4.2.1 The Jerusalem Decision and Life Journey metaphor in Acts 15:1-35

4.2.2 Peter's Vision and Gentile Baptism (Acts 10:1-48)

4.2.3 Peter's Decision Defended (Acts 11:1-18)

4.2.4 The Jerusalem Decision (Acts 15:1-35)

5 Yes, We Can: Human Freedom and Divine Agency in Luke-Acts

Conclusion: Narrative Ethics for Embodied Minds

Clarence Jordan's Exemplary Reading of Luke 10:25-37

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects

Back Cover.

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ISBN:

9789004764002