| Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians Contributor(s): Johnson, Luke Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802803903 ISBN-13: 9780802803900 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
| Dewey: 232.8 |
| LCCN: 2011007214 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this and every age, the church desperately needs prophecy. It needs the bold proclamation of God's transforming vision to challenge its very human tendency toward expediency and self-interest -- to jolt it into new insight and energy. For Luke Timothy Johnson, the New Testament books Luke and Acts provide that much-needed jolt to conventional norms. To read Luke-Acts as a literary unit, he says, is to uncover a startling prophetic vision of Jesus and the church -- and an ongoing call for today's church to embody and proclaim God's vision for the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Luke Timothy: - Luke Timothy Johnson is Robert W. Woodruff Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity. |