Coherent Chiastic Oeuvre in the Unity of Luke-Acts
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Coherent Chiastic Oeuvre in the Unity of Luke-Acts

Two Volumes Conjoined as a Single Book

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eBook - ePub

Coherent Chiastic Oeuvre in the Unity of Luke-Acts

Two Volumes Conjoined as a Single Book

About this book

This book expands on scholarly arguments that the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles was originally intended as a single, unified work. It offers fresh insights by addressing overlooked perspectives and further exploring the literary, theological, and historical connections between the two volumes. Central to this study is the argument that the ascension narratives at the end of Luke and the beginning of Acts form a chiastic structure uniting and conjoining both volumes. Rather than redefining Luke-Acts as First and Second Luke, this study affirms their distinct literary genres: Luke's Gospel rightly belongs among the canonical Gospels, and Acts bridges the Gospels with the Epistles acting similar to a historical narrative. It does not seek to alter their canonical separation but asserts that Luke deliberately composed them as a continuous, interdependent account. By examining how this pivotal event structures the text, it provides compelling evidence of Luke's intentional design, demonstrating that the ascension is the hinge that seamlessly connects both volumes.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction
  7. Chapter 2: Elucidating and Explicating Luke-Acts in Canonical and Greco-Roman Literary Structure
  8. Chapter 3: The Unity of Luke-Acts and Theory Behind Lukeā€™s Intention and Purpose
  9. Chapter 4: Narrative Criticism in the Construction of Luke-Acts
  10. Chapter 5: Backgroundsā€”The Literary and Cultural Context of Luke-Acts
  11. Chapter 6: Exploration of the Themes of the Lukan Travel Narratives from Galilee to Rome
  12. Chapter 7: Juxtaposition of Ascension Narratives in Luke 24 and Acts 1 and Introduction to Chiasmus
  13. Chapter 8: Stitching Luke and Acts Together at the Seams
  14. Chapter 9: Climactic Denouement of Christā€™s Ascension in the Coherent Narrative of Luke-Acts
  15. Conclusion
  16. Bibliography