‘My house shall be a house of prayer’: Regarding the Temple as a Place of Prayer in Acts within the Context of Luke’s Apologetical Objective
The prominent role of prayer, as well as the temple, in Luke’s double work has often been highlighted by scholars who are concerned with Luke–Acts as a literary and theological project. However, the problems related to the temple as a place of prayer have rarely been raised in this context. The pres...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2005
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2005, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-416 |
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| Summary: | The prominent role of prayer, as well as the temple, in Luke’s double work has often been highlighted by scholars who are concerned with Luke–Acts as a literary and theological project. However, the problems related to the temple as a place of prayer have rarely been raised in this context. The present article seeks to address this issue within the context of Luke’s story-world and overall agenda. The thesis of this article is that Acts’ narrative presentation of the temple as a place of prayer is a part of the general apologetical strategy of Luke–Acts; it is a part of Luke’s attempt to define the Christian church vis-à-vis Judaism, which involves stressing both continuity and discontinuity. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X05055746 |