Zechariah's Unbelief and Early Jewish-Christian Relations: The Form and Structure of Luke 1:5–25 as a Clue to the Narrative Agenda of the Gospel of Luke
The narrative agenda of the Gospel of Luke seeks to move the implied reader (who resembles the “Godfearer” of Acts) from an interest in Judaism to conversion to Christianity. Luke 1:5–25 introduces this agenda by highlighting both continuity and discontinuity between Judaism and Christianity. Use of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2001, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-16 |
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| Summary: | The narrative agenda of the Gospel of Luke seeks to move the implied reader (who resembles the “Godfearer” of Acts) from an interest in Judaism to conversion to Christianity. Luke 1:5–25 introduces this agenda by highlighting both continuity and discontinuity between Judaism and Christianity. Use of the Hebrew Bible commissioning narrative form establishes a continuity between Judaism and Christianity, appealing to the implied reader's attraction to Judaism yet suggesting conversion to Christianity as a natural next step. A chiastic structure that focuses on Zechariah's unbelieving response to the announcement of John's birth introduces a discontinuity between Judaism and Christianity, suggesting to the implied reader that the time has come to go beyond Judaism and embrace Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610790103100103 |