Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism / edited by Isaac W. Oliver, Jocelyn McWhirter, and Joshua Scott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oliver, Isaac W., 1980- editor.

McWhirter, Jocelyn, editor.

Scott, Joshua (Editor), editor.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 256.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; volume 256

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D--Congresses.

Judaism.

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism--Congresses.

Christian literature, Early.

Physical Description:

xiv, 484 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2026]

Summary:

"The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are nearly always attributed to a single gentile author writing for a gentile audience. Many studies thus concentrate on how Luke and Acts as gentile Christian texts relate to Hellenistic culture or the Roman Empire, with little to no consideration to their ancient Jewish context. Attention to Luke and/or Acts in relation to Judaism is often limited and tends to focus on either the author's familiarity with Jewish scripture and tradition or the author's perspective on Torah obedience for gentile followers of Jesus. Even then, scholars assume that "Luke," as one of the first writers to designate Jesus' followers as "Christian" (Acts 11:26; 26:28), situates Christianity outside of Judaism. This volume resituates Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism. Several contributions make a case for Luke and Acts being written by a Jew for an audience that included Jews. Various kinds of Jewish settings and intellectual traditions are accordingly appreciated for interpreting key topics in Luke and Acts (e.g., Torah observance, messianism, and eschatology). Additionally, the volume includes discussions on how Luke and Acts might be appreciated within their Greco-Roman environment in light of their Jewish heritage and possibly even as ancient Jewish texts. Finally, Luke and Acts are compared to other early Christian writings as they concern Judaism and Jews, including Jewish followers of Jesus, based on more nuanced and recent understandings of the complexity of early Jewish-Christian relations." --Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction / Isaac W. Oliver, Jocelyn McWhirter, Joshua Scott

Part I: Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism: methods, issues, and contexts.

"Who Is speaking thus?" : theorizing Lukan authorship within early Judaism / Joshua Paul Smith

Dating the Acts of the Apostles : before or after 70? / Simon Claude Mimouni

Luke-Acts beyond Jewish and Gentile Christianity : the nations, the Judeans, and the Way / Matt Jackson-McCabe

Part II: Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism: Key topics.

Spiritual proselytes or "righteous gentiles" in Acts 15? / Craig S. Keener

"The days of Elijah" : Luke 4:24-30 and the unparted ways / Christopher Redmon

A reassessment of Jesus's meals with Pharisees : an argument for Luke's Jewish eschatology / Vicki L. Pedersen

"God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as He promised" (Acts 13:23b) : the form and function of Israel's salvation in Luke's memory of origins / Simon Butticaz

Stephen's speech, anti-Judaism, and the rhetoric of denunciation in Acts / David Andrew Smith

The narrative relevance and theological significance of Paul's vision in the Jerusalem Temple (Acts 22:17-21) / Antonio Landi

Reopening the open ending of Acts : Judaism, dialogue, and unfinalizability / Christy Cobb

Part III: Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism in light of early Jewish texts.

Luke 4:16-30, the Melchizedek document (11Q13), and the eschatological interpretation of Isaiah / Jonathan Kaplan

The stone that will crush (Luke 20:18) : insights from Daniel in Luke/Acts / Kylie Crabbe

"The words of the prophets" : messianic exegesis in Luke-Acts / Jocelyn McWhirter

The Jewish character of Luke's imitation of literary models : situating Acts within Judaism / Michael Kochenash

A life in common : universalist influences on the Book of Acts / Malka Z. Simkovich

The few who are saved in Luke 13:22-30 : a comparison with 4 Ezra / James Mwaura Njunge, Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow

The double love command as a form of imitatio Dei in the Life of Abraham, the Gospel of Luke, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs / Vered Hillel

Jews, Gentiles, and the God of Israel : Luke and Josephus on Israel's history, the Torah, and ethnic identity / J. Andrew Cowan

Part IV: Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism in light of early Christian texts.

Reading Acts with(in) the second century: Acts, Ignatius, and Barnabas on Jews and Judaism / Jason F. Moraff

"Doing what Is right" : comparing discourses of Mosaic law in Luke-Acts and Justin Martyr / Susan J. Wendel

"Was someone called while circumcised? Let him not conceal His circumcision" (1 Cor 7:18) : Pauline epispasm in early Christian narrative / Benjamin White

Anti-Judaic tendencies of Manuscript D and Acts in the changing Roman Empire / Valéria Terézia Dančiaková

Acts in light of its reception in the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions 1.27-71 and Homilies / Karin Hedner Zetterholm.

Notes:

Papers from two conferences on "Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism." -- See, "Acknowledgments," page [v]

Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-451) and index.

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ISBN:

9783110784909

3110784904

OCLC:

1593429126

Publisher Number:

9783110784909