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The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts: The Promise and its Fulfillment in Lukan Christology is unavailable, but you can change that!

The nature of Lukan Christology has been much debated in recent years, with scholars claiming the pre-eminence of such categories as Lord, Prophet, Christ, or Isaianic Servant. In the present work the author examines one major theme within Luke’s Christology, that of the coming king from the line of David. A study of the Lukan birth narrative and the speeches in Acts reveals that Luke shows a...

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1. ‘Proof from Prophecy’ and Lukan Purpose Since the publication in 1957 of Paul Schubert’s seminal essay, ‘The Structure and Significance of Luke 24’, it has been widely recognized that what Schubert describes as ‘proof from prophecy’ is one of Luke’s primary interests throughout his two-volume work.1 Schubert’s essay picks up and develops a line laid down by H.J. Cadbury in The Making of Luke-Acts, namely that Luke-Acts is pervaded with the theme of divine control and purpose
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