Community and Gospel in Luke-Acts
The Social and Political Motivations of Lucan Theology

Dr Esler extensively uses sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke Acts' theology.

Philip Francis Esler (Edited by)

9780521388733, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 November 1989

288 pages
21.6 x 13.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.355 kg

'A brilliant attempt to pinpoint the purpose of Luke-Acts.' The Bible Today

In this widely-acclaimed study, Dr Esler makes extensive use of sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke Acts' theology as a response to social and political pressures upon the Christian community for whom he was writing. As well as interesting those concerned with prevalent developments in New Testament scholarship, Esler's book offers a New Testament paradigm for those interested in generating a theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting the twentieth-century Christian congregations.

Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. The socio-redaction criticism of Luke-Acts
2. The community
3. Sectarian strategies
4. Table-fellowship
5. The law
6. The Temple
7. The poor and the rich
8. Rome and the ancestral theme
Epilogue: community and Gospel
Notes
Index of biblical references
Index of secondary authors.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG], Christianity [HRC]