Prayer and vindication in Luke-Acts : the theme of prayer within the context of the legitimating and edifying objective of the Lukan narrative

Geir Otto Holmas
London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2011
xvi, 300 p. ; 24 cm.
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  • Introduction
  • Delimiting the scope of the study : semantic considerations and text selection
  • Outlining the controlling agenda of Luke-Acts : Lukan prayer within the context of the historiographical aims of the double work
  • Prayer and Israel's hope at the opening of Luke's Gospel (Luke 1-2)
  • The pray-er par excellence : the Lukan portrait of the praying Jesus (Luke 3-24)
  • Modelling prayer : prayer and discipleship in the period of Jesus
  • Excursus I : the general teaching on prayer and Luke's intended readership
  • Persistent prayer and the formation and expansion of the restored people : prayer in the life and mission of the early community in Acts (Acts 1-12)
  • Excursus II : Prayer and the Holy Spirit in the Acts narrative
  • Between hardship and hope : prayer in the context of Paul's mission and trial (Acts 13-28)
  • Conclusions.
  • "A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-284) and indexes.
  • Substantially revised version of the author's thesis (Dr. Theol.)--MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo.
  • T & T Clark
  • 9780567268556
  • text
  • volume
  • unmediated
  • https://cms.trccloud.hk/opac/bib/ANOQ