‘Short in Stature’: Luke's Physical Description of Zacchaeus

Luke's physical description of Zacchaeus as ‘short in stature’ is usually given scant attention in the scholarly literature. The reference is illuminated, however, when read in light of the ‘physiognomic consciousness’ that permeated the ancient world and the rhetorical practice of using physic...

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Main Author: Parsons, Mikeal Carl 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2001
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2001, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-57
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