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Surprised by God - Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts (Hardcover)
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Surprised by God - Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts (Hardcover)
Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
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Scholars have long noted the prevalence of praise of God in
Luke-Acts. This monograph offers the first comprehensive analysis
of this important feature of Luke's narrative. It focuses on
twenty-six scenes in which praise occurs, studied in light of
ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman discourse about praise of deity and
in comparison with how praise appears in the narratives of Tobit
and Joseph and Aseneth. The book argues that praise of God
functions as a literary motif in all three narratives, serving to
mark important moments in each plot, particularly in relation to
the themes of healing, conversion, and revelation. In Luke-Acts
specifically, the plot presents the long-expected visitation of
God, which arrives in the person of Jesus, bringing glory to the
people of Israel and revelation to the Gentiles. The motif of
praise of God aligns closely with the plot's structure,
communicating to the reader that varied (and often surprising)
events in the story - such as healings in Luke and conversions in
Acts - together comprise the plan of God. The praise motif thus
demonstrates the author's efforts to combine disparate source
material into carefully constructed historiography.
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