Surprised by God: Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts

Kindalee Pfremmer De Long

Published by De Gruyter 2009

Surprised by God

Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts

Kindalee Pfremmer De Long

Volume 166 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110221664

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About this book

Scholars have long noted the prevalence of praise of God in Luke-Acts. This monograph offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important feature of Luke’s narrative. It focuses on twenty-six scenes in which praise occurs, studied in light of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman discourse about praise of deity and in comparison with how praise appears in the narratives of Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. The book argues that praise of God functions as a literary motif in all three narratives, serving to mark important moments in each plot, particularly in relation to the themes of healing, conversion, and revelation. In Luke-Acts specifically, the plot presents the long-expected visitation of God, which arrives in the person of Jesus, bringing glory to the people of Israel and revelation to the Gentiles. The motif of praise of God aligns closely with the plot’s structure, communicating to the reader that varied (and often surprising) events in the story – such as healings in Luke and conversions in Acts – together comprise the plan of God. The praise motif thus demonstrates the author’s efforts to combine disparate source material into carefully constructed historiography.

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Kindalee Pfremmer De Long, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, USA.

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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One: Praise of God in Context
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Chapter 1. Defining Praise of the Divine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 2. Discourse about Praise of the Divine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 3. Praise and Healing in Tobit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 4. Praise and Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Part Two: Praise Responses in Luke‐Acts
Introduction to Part Two Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Chapter 5. Praise and Revelation: Jesus’ Birth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter 6: Praise and Healing in Luke‐Acts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Chapter 7. Praise and Revelation: Jesus’ Identity as Messiah, Son, King, and Risen Lord Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Chapter 8. Praise and Conversion of the Gentiles in Acts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 331
Keywords: New Testament /Luke Acts; Apocrypha /Tobit; Early Judaism; Praise /Worship (Ancient); Narrative Criticism

eBook

Published: October 16, 2009
ISBN: 9783110221664

Hardcover

Published: November 16, 2009
ISBN: 9783110221657