The Good News of Restoration: Reading Luke-Acts Then and Now
After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE many religious groups in the Judeo-Christian community engaged in processes of reform. A two-volume New Testament document, the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, is a voice that echoes through the ages in its appeal for a restoration of Israel&#...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2010
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Pacifica
Year: 2010, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-172 |
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| Summary: | After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE many religious groups in the Judeo-Christian community engaged in processes of reform. A two-volume New Testament document, the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, is a voice that echoes through the ages in its appeal for a restoration of Israel's story. In calling for a restoration of Israel's creation ethic, it proclaims the creator God, as the parent of all humanity; God's Son, Jesus Messiah, as the harbinger for a new beginning; and God's Holy Spirit as the agent who has always dwelled indiscriminately amongst people of faith, actively stimulating a quest for global harmony and mutual respect in the midst of political, social and religious disorder. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X1002300203 |