Luke and the Law (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 50) - Hardcover

Wilson, S G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521252849 ISBN 13: 9780521252843

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1983

Synopsis

The theme of law in Luke's Gospel has rarely been discussed, and then only tangentially in studies concerned with recovering Jesus' view of the law. The evidence of Acts has received considerably more attention, but almost always in the context of a comparison with Paul's view of the law or a reconstruction of the historical events which lie behind the narrative of Acts. A notable exception is J. Jervell's essay on 'The Law in Luke - Acts' in which he argues that Luke presents a consistent and conservative view of the law, viz. that the Church, as the renewed Israel, is committed to the law, Jewish-Christians being obliged to keep the whole of it and Gentile Christians those parts relevant to them. He thus disagrees with Conzelmann, who argues that the apostolic decree freed the Church once and for all from its previous obligation to the law.

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Book Description:

The theme of law in Luke's Gospel has rarely been discussed, and then only tangentially in studies concerned with recovering Jesus' view of the law. The evidence of Acts has received considerably more attention, but almost always in the context of a comparison with Paul's view of the law or a reconstruction of the historical events which lie behind the narrative of Acts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0521252849
• ISBN 13: 9780521252843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 149