TY  - BOOK
AU  - Esler,Philip Francis
TI  - Community and gospel in Luke-Acts: the social and political motivations of Lucan theology 
T2  - Monograph series
SN  - 9780521388733
AV  - BS2589.E76.C666 1989 
PY  - 1989///
CY  - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Luke
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Acts
KW  - Sociology, Biblical
N1  - Bibliography: pages 224-258; 4.es; 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; 2
N2  - 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
ER  -