For Luke, cleansing was how the favor of God announced by Isaiah was extended to Gentiles, and the stories of Jesus cleansing of leprous bodies in the Gospel are the pattern for the divine cleansing of Gentile hearts in Acts. Shellberg illuminates Lukes understanding of cleansing as one of his primary expressions of the means of Gods salvation and favor, breaking down and breaking through the distinctions between Jew and Gentile. Shellbergs conclusions take up the value of Lukes emphasis on the divine prerogative to declare things clean for discussions of inclusion and social distinction today.
For Luke, cleansing was how the favor of God announced by Isaiah was extended to Gentiles, and the stories of Jesus cleansing of leprous bodies in the Gospel are the pattern for the divine cleansing of Gentile hearts in Acts. Shellberg illuminates Lukes understanding of cleansing as one of his primary expressions of the means of Gods salvation and favor, breaking down and breaking through the distinctions between Jew and Gentile. Shellbergs conclusions take up the value of Lukes emphasis on the divine prerogative to declare things clean for discussions of inclusion and social distinction today.
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Cleansed Lepers, Cleansed Hearts: Purity and Healing in Luke-Acts
192Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781451485240 |
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Publisher: | 1517 Media |
Publication date: | 02/01/2015 |
Series: | Emerging Scholars |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |