EVANGELICAL HERMENEUTICS AND GENRE OF LUKE AND ACTS (original) (raw)

Artist to the Gentiles: Literary Theology in Luke-Acts

Postaugustum, 2019

Luke-Acts demonstrates a theological concern with Jesus as Redeemer of the outcasts (whether they be within Israel or Gentiles), and a literary concern with Greco-Roman modes of presentation. In both these respects, Luke-Acts is unique among the rest of the New Testament. In this paper, I review the specific Greco-Roman literary techniques that Luke-Acts exploits, as well as evidences of its theological concerns. Ultimately, in this paper I assert that the unique literary concern of Luke-Acts serves its unique theological concern: that is, the texts demonstrate Greco-Roman modes of artistic presentation, especially epic and epic history, in order to make a theological point about the universality of the Gospel message and the endless dominion of Jesus as King, as well as to present Christianity so as to be compelling to Gentiles.

SOURCE-CRITICAL STUDIES IN LUKE-ACTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING LUKE, THE EVANGELIST 1

Contemporary scholarship recognises Luke " s Gospel and Acts of the Apostles as two volumes of Luke " s one book. This has greatly improved understanding of Luke " s literary contribution to Jesus " story. One gulf yet impedes better knowledge of Luke " s contribution. For some two centuries now, majority of scholars adopt either the Two-Document Hypothesis or the Two-Gospel Hypothesis in explaining the composition of Luke " s Gospel. Observably, the Two-Document Hypothesis ignores, and to some degree, the Two-Gospel Hypothesis glosses over Luke " s rhetorical concerns and narrative goal in writing, which is central to any utterance. This paper examines the usefulness of these approaches and then presents an alternative one. It argues that a more informed understanding of Luke-Acts, while valuing the author " s sources, should focus on Luke " s narrative techniques in his two-volume book. The paper employs a language-in-life-situation hermeneutic (name of the theorist), focusing on Luke " s use of the oral Gospel he internalised during his kerygma performance, to demonstrate how an author " s use of his sources in a literature is dialogically governed by his rhetorical goal and his ability to manage his sources. The study centres on Luke " s first volume as a paradigm.

Source-Critical Studies in Luke-Acts: Implications for Understanding Luke, the Evangelist

2015

Contemporary scholarship recognises Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles as two volumes of Luke's one book. This has greatly improved understanding of Luke's literary contribution to Jesus‟ story. One gulf yet impedes better knowledge of Luke's contribution. For some two centuries now, majority of scholars adopt either the Two-Document Hypothesis or the Two-Gospel Hypothesis in explaining the composition of Luke's Gospel. Observably, the Two-Document Hypothesis ignores, and to some degree, the Two-Gospel Hypothesis glosses over Luke's rhetorical concerns and narrative goal in writing, which is central to any utterance. This paper examines the usefulness of these approaches and then presents an alternative one. It argues that a more informed understanding of Luke-Acts, while valuing the author's sources, should focus on Luke's narrative techniques in his two-volume book. The paper employs a language-in-life-situation hermeneutic (name of the theorist...

Issues in Luke-Acts: Selected Essays

"This volume provides an introduction and engagement with the major critical issues in the study of Luke-Acts. As the study of Acts has become, once again, one of the major areas of focus within New Testament scholarship, this collection of essays presents an orientation to the major issues of Luke-Acts study, while providing fresh scholarship by senior scholars. This holistic overture addresses fundamental questions such as authorship, dating, textual concerns, sources, speeches and literary form(s). Furthermore, theological topics, such as Christology, ecclesiology, pneumatology and missiology, as well as the portrayal of Paul, and the role of the Old Testament are discussed. Finally, the reception history of Acts and its influence on the development of the early “catholic” church is considered. Table of Contents (page 5) Contributors (page 7) Preface (page 11) Abbreviations (page 13) Introduction (page 17) The Author and Date of Luke-Acts: Exploring the Options by Frank Dicken (page 23) The Unity of Luke-Acts: One Work, One Author, One Purpose? by Joseph Verheyden (page 43) The Text of Luke and Acts: Witnesses, Features, and the Significance of the Textual Traditions by Dieter T. Roth (page 67) The Sources for Luke and Acts: Where Did Luke Get His Material (and Why Does it Matter)? by Brandon D. Crowe (page 89) The Genre of Luke and Acts: The State of the Question by Sean A. Adams (page 113) The Narrative of Luke-Acts: Getting to Know the Savior God by F. Scott Spencer (page 137) The Use of the Old Testament in Luke-Acts: Luke's Scriptural Story of the "Things Accomplished Among Us" by Kenneth D. Litwak (page 163) The Speeches in Acts: Historicity, Theology, and Genre by Osvaldo Padilla (page 187) The Pneumatology of Luke-Acts: The Spirit of Prophecy Unleashed by David G. Peterson (page 211) Christology in Acts: Jesus in Early Christian Belief and Practice by Larry W. Hurtado (page 233) Paul in Acts: The Prophetic Portrait of Paul by Carl N. Toney (page 255) The Patristic Reception of Luke and Acts: Scholarship, Theology, and Moral Exhortation in the Homilies of Origen and Chrysostom by Karl Shuve (page 279) Luke-Acts and "Early Catholicism": Eschatological and Ecclesiological Trajectories in the Early Church by Thomas Keene (page 303) Index of Scripture and Ancient Writings (page 327) Index of Authors (page 349) "

Luke-Acts - A literary and theological tour de force

These essays on Luke’s writings were written when I was a teacher at ESPriT (Ecole supérieure privée de théologie) in Niamey, Niger (2006-2012). Each text was published for my colleagues in SIM Niger’s "Niger News". They give an overview of the concept of reading the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles together. They are not technical, so only a few sources are indicated. An article with the same points and more developed was published as "Luc-Actes : un tour de force théologique et littéraire." Hokhma 103 (2013): 9–29. To obtain this article (and others), see my page on Academia.edu (https://unifr.academia.edu/JamesMauriceMorgan).

BT 805 W1 The Theology of Luke-Acts

2009

This course will begin by reviewing the history of the interpretation of Luke and Acts and the relationship of these two books. This will lay a foundation for surveying several important theological themes found in Luke-Acts. Finally, this course will explore the use of Luke-Acts in contemporary biblical and constructive theology through research, interpretation, and theological synthesis. Course Purpose and Context: This course is part of the offerings for Asbury's Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. Luke-Acts forms approximately one-third of the NT. Acts in particular is unique for its narrative of the early church in the NT. Therefore, trained scholars in Biblical Studies should be familiar with its contents, theological emphases, and history of interpretation. This course stands alongside the study of other major blocks of material in the canon, deals specifically with hermeneutical issues between text and theology, and picks up the history of interpretation in the modern period where the seminar in the history of biblical interpretation ends. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: State the major issues that shaped the interpretation of Luke-Acts in the ancient and modern contexts and explain how these issues continue to affect the interpretation of Luke's opus.

BT 805 The Theology of Luke-Acts

2009

This course will begin by reviewing the history of the interpretation of Luke and Acts and the relationship of these two books. This will lay a foundation for surveying several important theological themes found in Luke-Acts. Finally, this course will explore the use of Luke-Acts in contemporary biblical and constructive theology through research, interpretation, and theological synthesis. Course Purpose and Context: This course is part of the offerings for Asbury's Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. Luke-Acts forms approximately one-third of the NT. Acts in particular is unique for its narrative of the early church in the NT. Therefore, trained scholars in Biblical Studies should be familiar with its contents, theological emphases, and history of interpretation. This course stands alongside the study of other major blocks of material in the canon, deals specifically with hermeneutical issues between text and theology, and picks up the history of interpretation in the modern period where the seminar in the history of biblical interpretation ends. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: State the major issues that shaped the interpretation of Luke-Acts in the ancient and modern contexts and explain how these issues continue to affect the interpretation of Luke's opus.

Genres of the Gospels and Acts

An Introduction to the New Testament (Cascade Books), 2011

Imagine that we are a group of librarians at the great library of Alexandria in the early third century AD, we have just received copies of Matthew, Mark, Luke-Acts, and John. We are asked to categorize and shelf them with the appropriate identifying tags. We must go through these documents and classify them according to the existing generic categories. Under what genre(s) do we classify them? Three prevalent categories of the Hellenistic world are suggested: biography, history, and tragic drama.