Esler, Philip Francis, <br/><br/>
Community and gospel in Luke-Acts :  the social and political motivations of Lucan theology /  [print] 
Philip Francis Esler. 
 - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)1989. 
 - xv, 270 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - Monograph series  57 .
 - Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;  57. .
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Always observing the established techniques of New Testament analysis, especially redaction criticism, Professor Esler makes extensive use of sociology and anthropology to examine the author of Luke-Acts' theology as a response to social and political pressures on the Christian community for whom he was writing. Various themes such as table-fellowship, the law, the temple, poverty and riches, and politics are examined to determine how they have been influenced by the social and political background of Luke's audience. This book offers a New Testament paradigm and warrant for those interested in generating a theology attuned to the social and political realities affecting contemporary Christian congregations. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521388732 9780521388733 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>86028415 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Bible.--Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology, Biblical.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2589.C666 1989