Luke-acts: Texts@contexts

Grimshaw, James P. (Editor)/ Brenner-Idan, Athalya (Editor)/ Patte, Daniel (Editor)/ Yee, Gale A. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 056769397X / ISBN 13: 9780567693976

Published by Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2020

About this Item

216 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Luke-acts: Texts@contexts
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 056769397X
• ISBN 13: 9780567693976
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.31 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This volume on Luke-Acts as with all titles in the Texts@Contexts series highlights readings that make explicit the diverse contemporary contexts of biblical interpreters. The global spread of contributors includes scholarly voices from South Africa, South America and Hong Kong, as well as from the United States.

The chapters are organized around four themes. The first examines interpretations of Jesus, looking at his childhood, contemporary context, and his teaching – including whether Jesus’ sympathetic response to disease and pain might be used to advocate euthanasia. The second examines social categories: gender, race, and class, including a political and racialized reading of the history of diasporic Black America as a model for reading Acts as a diasporic history. The third examines issues of empire and resistance. The final part looks at society and spirituality, with a focus on modern contemporary contexts.

About the Author

James P. Grimshaw teaches New Testament at Carroll University, USA.