A Light to the Centurions - Hardcover

Beck, Robert R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1532656548 ISBN 13: 9781532656545

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

In this book, Robert Beck proposes to read Luke-Acts from the perspective of its implied reader. In making this reader a gentile sympathetic to Judaism, like the ""God-fearing"" centurions inscribed in his text, Luke reverses the empire-critical narrative perspectives of Mark and Matthew. And yet he profoundly challenges imperial cultural values. Luke launches his double narrative with Jesus' proclamation in the Nazareth synagogue. In lieu of the tradition of Ezra with its safeguarding customs, this programmatic announcement promises a path to the gentiles in the tradition of Third Isaiah, with both its releases and its risks. Luke shows a way for the outsider to enter into the traditions of Israel, and not replace them. This reading regards the full narrative sweep of Luke's double work. It yields a fresh look at his Gospel, as well as the largely neglected narrative structure of Acts.

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About the Author

Robert R. Beck is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, and a professor emeritus of religious studies at Loras College. He is the author of Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark and Banished Messiah: Violence and Nonviolence in Matthew's Story of Jesus. He currently publishes a column entitled ""Sunday's Word"" on the Sunday lectionary.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532656548
• ISBN 13: 9781532656545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 222