Luke: A Social Identity Commentary (T&T Clark Social Identity Commentaries on the New Testament)

Brawley, Robert L./ Kuecker, Aaron (Editor)/ Mattos, Dominic (Editor)/ Tucker, J. Brian (Editor)/ Ehrensperger, Kathy (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0567669394 / ISBN 13: 9780567669391

Published by T&T Clark, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Luke: A Social Identity Commentary (T&T Clark Social Identity Commentaries on the New Testament)
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567669394
• ISBN 13: 9780567669391
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this commentary, Robert L. Brawley provides comprehensive coverage of issues and concerns related to Luke from the perspective of social identity. He argues that the Gospel of Luke is strongly concerned with the formation of identity from the very start of the text, which aims at the creation of a socially responsible community in continuity with that community's collective past.

Brawley establishes a theoretical framework that focuses his interpretation - ranging from the narrative world and sociological issues to postcolonialism and hierarchies of dominance - and uses these perspectives to provide a clear overview of historical and critical issues related to an understanding of Luke. He then provides a thorough outline of and commentary on the text of the Gospel. Brawley's engagement with the text serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, students, clergy, and others interested in their own discoveries of the resources of Luke.

About the Authors

Robert L. Brawley is Professor of New Testament Emeritus at McCormick Theological Seminary, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Kathy Ehrensperger is Research Professor New Testament in Jewish Perspective, Abraham GeigerCollege, at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Philip Esler is Portland Chair in New Testament Studies at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

Aaron Kuecker is Provost and Professor of New Testament at Trinity Christian College, USA, and is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, USA.

J. Brian Tucker is Professor of New Testament at Moody Theological Seminary, USA, and an external affiliate at The Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible at St. Mary's University, UK.