{"product_id":"body-and-character-in-luke-and-acts-9781602583801","title":"Body and Character in Luke and Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly Christianity developed in a world where moral significance was often judged based upon physical appearance alone. Exploring the manifestations of this ancient \"science\" of physiognomy, Parsons rightly shows how Greco-Roman society, and by consequence the author of Luke and Acts, was steeped in this tradition. Luke, however, employs these principles in his writings in order to subvert the paradigm. Using as examples the bent woman (Luke 13), Zacchaeus (Luke 18), the lame man (Acts 3-4), and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8), Parsons shows that the Christian community--both early and present-day--is established only in the image of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10558066\"\u003eMikeal C. Parsons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602583801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602583803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006220\"\u003eBiblical Studies | New Testament | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMikeal C. Parsons is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of numerous books including most recently \u003ci\u003eLuke: A Handbook on the Greek Text\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eActs: A Handbook on the Greek Text\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Acts of the Apostles: Four Centuries of Baptist Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e. Parsons lives in Waco, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44573871603949,"sku":"9781602583801","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_93da6507-d97a-4aaf-b878-49610be0d61e.jpg?v=1701979115","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/body-and-character-in-luke-and-acts-9781602583801","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}