Luke: a social identity commentary
"In this commentary, Robert L. Brawley provides comprehensive coverage of issues and concerns related to Luke from the perspective of social identity. He argues that the Gospel of Luke is strongly concerned with the formation of identity from the very start of the text, which aims at the creati...
| Summary: | "In this commentary, Robert L. Brawley provides comprehensive coverage of issues and concerns related to Luke from the perspective of social identity. He argues that the Gospel of Luke is strongly concerned with the formation of identity from the very start of the text, which aims at the creation of a socially responsible community in continuity with that community's collective past. Brawley establishes a theoretical framework that focuses his interpretation - ranging from the narrative world and sociological issues to postcolonialism and hierarchies of dominance - and uses these perspectives to provide a clear overview of historical and critical issues related to an understanding of Luke. He then provides a thorough outline of and commentary on the text of the Gospel. Brawley's engagement with the text serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, students, clergy, and others interested in their own discoveries of the resources of Luke."-- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Part 1 -- Introduction: Methods and Contexts -- I. Fictive Qualities of Narratives -- II. Author, Audience, Composition -- III. The Narrative World -- IV. The Cultural Encyclopedia V. Sociological Approaches -- VI. Social Identity Theory -- VII. Philosophical Reflections on Identity -- VIII. Feminism and Postcolonialism -- IX. Hidden Dimensions of Hierarchies of Dominance -- X. Social Identity, Christology, and Discipleship -- XI. Modesty in Interpretation -- Part 2 -- The Gospel of Luke: An Outline -- Part 3 -- Commentary -- I Prologue -- II Luke 1:5 -2:40 Births and Early Development of John the Baptizer and Jesus -- III Luke 3:1-22 John the Baptizer -- IV 3:23-4:13 Jesus's Beginnings -- V Luke 4:14-21:38 Jesus's 'Good-Newsing' of the Casea of God and its Extension -- VI Luke 22:1-24:53 Jesus's Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567669416 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567669414 |