Where the Eagles are Gathered: The Deliverance of the Elect in Lukan EschatologyAlthough many scholars consider Luke 17:22-37 to be "the most important eschatological passage in Luke-Acts," few agree on the precise meaning of the enigmatic proverb which forms its conclusion (Luke 17:37). Generally, Jesus' logion is taken to convey a macabre image of impending judgement. However, this study offers fresh literary, redactional, and historical evidence to suggest that Luke recast Jesus' saying in order to describe something much more glorious--the deliverance of the elect. Examination of the material elsewhere in Luke-Acts corroborates Luke's expectation of an ethereal reunion, and suggests that this hope constitutes the most characteristic feature of Lukan eschatology. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 THE άεГoí LOGION AND ITS IMMEDIATE CONTEXT LUKE 17111814 | 22 |
Chapter 3 THE άεГόδ IN ANTIQUITY | 57 |
Chapter 4 THE INFLUENCE OF THE JEWISH DELIVERANCE TRADITION ON LUKES ESCHATOLOGICAL DISCOURSE LUKE 172237 ... | 87 |
Chapter 5 THE DELIVERANCE OF THE ELECT IN LUKES SYNOPTIC APOCALYPSE LUKE 21536 ... | 115 |
Conclusion | 148 |
Appendix 1 PATRISTIC COMMENTATORS ON THE άεГoí SAYING | 151 |
Appendix 2 EXEGETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHARISEES QUESTION LUKE 172021 | 156 |
Appendix 3 DID PAULINE THESSALONIAN ESCHATOLOGY INFLUENCE LUKE? | 162 |
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Where the Eagles are Gathered: The Deliverance of the Elect in Lukan Eschatology Steven Bridge No preview available - 2003 |
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