Research Catalog

Title

Images of Judaism in Luke-Acts / by Joseph B. Tyson.

Author

Tyson, Joseph B.

Publication

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1992.

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Details

Description

xii, 218 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Tyson addresses the various ways in which Jewish religious life and Jewish people are presented in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. These texts present a wealth of material about Jewish institutions and religious practices and display a deep concern for the Jewish people. But the images of Jews and Judaism contained in them have been shaped by theological and historical concerns of communities that increasingly saw themselves in separation from Jewish synagogues." "Serious questions have recently been raised about the roots of modern anti-Semitism and its relationship to themes found in various books of the New Testament, including Luke and Acts. With these questions in mind, Tyson studies the verbal images, characterizations, and descriptions of Judaism and Jewish people that are embedded in the texts of Luke and Acts. He concludes that there is a deep and complex ambivalence in these documents and shows that Luke-Acts is both profoundly pro-Jewish and anti-Jewish. He maintains that an appreciation of this fact is essential for understanding these texts and in assessing their role in the development of Christian attitudes toward Jews."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Jews in the New Testament
• Judaism > Relations > Christianity > Biblical teaching
• Christianity and other religions > Judaism > Biblical teaching

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-207) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The Implied Reader in Luke-Acts. Locations. Persons. Languages. Events. Measurements and Money. Religious Practices. Literature. The Implied Reader as Godfearer -- 3. The Lukan Infancy Narratives (Luke 1-2). Images of Judaism in Luke 1-2 -- 4. Jesus in Galilee, Samaria, and Judea (Luke 3:1-19:44). The Role of Controversy. The Role of the Hebrew Scriptures. The Role of Jerusalem. Conclusion -- 5. Jesus in Jerusalem (Luke 19:45-24:53). The Parable of the Vineyard and Luke's Section on Jesus in Jerusalem. The Role of Scripture. Images of Jewish Religious Life. Conclusion -- 6. The First Christians in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria (Acts 1-12). Peter and the Christian Message to Jews (Acts 1-5). Stephen and the Christian Message to Jews (Acts 6-7). The Christian Message to Peripheral People and Gentiles (Acts 8-12). Conclusion -- 7. The Pauline Mission (Acts 13:1-21:14). The Jewish Response to Paul. Jewish Practices and Observances. Conclusion -- 8. Paul in Jerusalem, Caesarea, and Rome (Acts 21:15-28:31). Paul in Jerusalem (Acts 21:15-23:22). Paul in Caesarea (Acts 23:23-26:32). Paul in Rome (Acts 27-28) -- 9. Judaism in Luke-Acts. The Temple. The Scriptures. Anti-Judaism in Luke-Acts. Index of Biblical and Apocryphal References.

ISBN

0872497941 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^91034519^

OCLC

• 24467888
• SCSB-10822706

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library