A Bird’s-Eye View of Luke and Acts
Context, Story, and Themes
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©2023 by Michael F. Bird
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bird, Michael F., author.
Title: A bird’s-eye view of Luke and Acts : context, story, and themes / Michael F. Bird.
Description: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2023] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023015432 (print) | LCCN 2023015433 (ebook) | ISBN 9781514008096 (print) | ISBN 9781514008102 (digital)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Luke—Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Bible. Acts—Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Classification: LCC BS2589 .B57 2023 (print) | LCC BS2589 (ebook) | DDC 226.4/06—dc23/eng/20230605
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023015432
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023015433
Fellow follower in the Way!
1 What’s So Special About Luke-Acts?
2 Luke-Acts: The Origins Story
4 Luke: Historian or Theologian?
5 “This Jesus”: The Christology of Luke-Acts
6 Luke and the Way of Salvation
7 “Beginning with Moses”: The Old Testament in Luke-Acts
8 On the Road with Jesus: Lukan Discipleship
9 Luke the Feminist? Jesus, Women, and the Church
10 Luke the Socialist? Possessions and Poverty
11 The Promise of the Father: Luke and the Holy Spirit
12 Luke on Jesus, the Jews, and the Gentile Churches
13 Turning the World Upside Down: Luke and Empire
14 A Hope in God: Luke and the Future
This volume is the product of many years of teaching Luke-Acts to students across the UK, United States, and Australia. It is also the result of periodic forays in and out of Lukan scholarship. It is designed as an accompaniment to a class on the themes and text of Luke-Acts. It is certainly no replacement for a decent commentary on Luke and Acts but hopefully complements them, as it introduces students to the various debates and discussions in Luke-Acts. Yet it is also written with an eye on contemporary ...
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About A Bird’s-Eye View of Luke and Acts: Context, Story, and ThemesWhat do the books of Luke and Acts teach us about God, Jesus, and the early church? How do these two books relate to each other? And what do they mean for us today? In this accessible and compelling introduction, Michael Bird draws us into the wide-ranging narrative of Luke-Acts to discover how Luke frames the life of Jesus and of the first disciples who set out from Jerusalem to “the ends of the earth” proclaiming the Good News. Bird shows us how these two books, when read together, tell a cohesive narrative about Jesus, the Church, and the mission of God—with implications for the whole of our lives today. Situating both books in their historical and literary context, Bird moves through an exploration of their central theological themes and culminates with consideration of the books’ relevance for contemporary social issues. |
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