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The Lukan Passion and the Praiseworthy Death (Hardcover)
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The Lukan Passion and the Praiseworthy Death (Hardcover)
Series: New Testament Monographs, No. 10
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In the ancient world, crucifixion epitomized all that was shameful,
servile and lowly. Jesus' death on a cross would have been a
stumbling block for many. Luke recognized this prevailing attitude
toward crucifixion, and sought to show that Jesus' death was noble
and praiseworthy, even according to the Roman world's own
standards. Scaer argues that Luke drew upon the Noble Death
tradition, especially as found in Graeco-Roman rhetoric, in
depicting Jesus as a man of courage and virtue. Luke also made use
of Jewish-Hellenistic martyrological traditions to present Jesus'
death as worthy not only of honour, but even of emulation. Most
provocatively, Scaer contends that the third evangelist drew
specific motifs from the Socrates story in order to show that the
founder of the new Christian movement was a noble and just man,
deserving of the utmost respect. In using these Graeco-Roman
sources as he fashioned his narrative of Jesus' death, Luke reveals
himself as a masterful author in the classical tradition, intent on
portraying Christianity as a world class religion.
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