Description
C. Kavin Rowe's keenest essays on Luke, Acts, and Paul, collected into one volume How should scholars undertake New Testament interpretation? C. Kavin Rowe unfolds a careful, multidisciplinary approach across fifteen of his most incisive articles and chapters. Focusing on Luke, Acts, and Paul's letters, this authoritative collection exemplifies how to enrich exegesis through historical inquiry, philosophical reasoning, and theological reflection. Topics include:
- The historical context of the Roman imperial cult
- Ecclesial theology in Luke and Acts
- The relationship between Luke and Acts
- Paul and material culture Seeking the truth of Scripture requires more than a close reading of the text. Rowe's work on Luke, Acts, and Paul demonstrates how fruitful biblical interpretation can be when interpreters cross disciplinary boundaries. This volume is an indispensable addition to the libraries of scholars, students, and serious readers of Scripture alike.
Author: C. Kavin Rowe
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 08/22/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.22w x 1.34d
ISBN13: 9780802882745
ISBN10: 0802882749
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | New Testament
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Paul's Letters
- The historical context of the Roman imperial cult
- Ecclesial theology in Luke and Acts
- The relationship between Luke and Acts
- Paul and material culture Seeking the truth of Scripture requires more than a close reading of the text. Rowe's work on Luke, Acts, and Paul demonstrates how fruitful biblical interpretation can be when interpreters cross disciplinary boundaries. This volume is an indispensable addition to the libraries of scholars, students, and serious readers of Scripture alike.
Author: C. Kavin Rowe
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 08/22/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.22w x 1.34d
ISBN13: 9780802882745
ISBN10: 0802882749
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | New Testament
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
- Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Paul's Letters
About the Author
C. Kavin Rowe is the George Washington Ivey Distinguished Professor of New Testament and vice dean for faculty at Duke Divinity School. His previous books include Early Narrative Christology; World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age; Leading Christian Communities; and Method, Context, and Meaning in New Testament Studies.