Brink, Laurie. <br/><br/>
Soldiers in Luke-Acts :  Engaging, Contradicting, and Transcending the Stereotypes. 

 -  Mohr Siebeck,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ;  362 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> The author of Luke-Acts constructs a portrait of the Roman military that relies on a variety of literary stereotypes, anticipating that his authorial audience, familiar with the stereotypes, will bring their experience to bear in the process of more fully characterizing the soldiers. Expecting their antipathy, Luke upsets his authorial audience's expectations. Laurie Brink demonstrates that the soldiers, in fact, do not wholly live up to their bad reputations. Engaging, contradicting and transcending the literary stereotypes, Luke creates a progressive portrait of the Roman soldier that demons. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3161531647 9783161531644 
<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/>Military art and science in the Bible.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX1  / .S653 2014