TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pfremmer De Long,Kindalee
TI  - Surprised by God: Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts 
T2  - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft ,
SN  - 9783110221657
AV  - BS2589 .D43 2009
U1  - 226.406 22/ger
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Praise of God
KW  - Antikes Judentum
KW  - Apokryphen /Tobit
KW  - Lobpreisung
KW  - Narrativer Kritizismus
KW  - Neues Testament /Lukas-Evangelium
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Apocrypha /Tobit
KW  - Early Judaism
KW  - Narrative Criticism
KW  - New Testament /Luke Acts
KW  - Praise /Worship (Ancient)
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Introduction --; Part One: Praise of God in Context --; Introduction to Part One --; Chapter 1. Defining Praise of the Divine --; Chapter 2. Discourse about Praise of the Divine --; Chapter 3. Praise and Healing in Tobit --; Chapter 4. Praise and Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth --; Part Two: Praise Responses in Luke‐Acts --; Introduction to Part Two --; Chapter 5. Praise and Revelation: Jesus’ Birth --; Chapter 6: Praise and Healing in Luke‐Acts --; Chapter 7. Praise and Revelation: Jesus’ Identity as Messiah, Son, King, and Risen Lord --; Chapter 8. Praise and Conversion of the Gentiles in Acts --; Conclusions --; Backmatter; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Scholars have long noted the prevalence of praise of God in Luke-Acts. This monograph offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important feature of Luke’s narrative. It focuses on twenty-six scenes in which praise occurs, studied in light of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman discourse about praise of deity and in comparison with how praise appears in the narratives of Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. The book argues that praise of God functions as a literary motif in all three narratives, serving to mark important moments in each plot, particularly in relation to the themes of healing, conversion, and revelation. In Luke-Acts specifically, the plot presents the long-expected visitation of God, which arrives in the person of Jesus, bringing glory to the people of Israel and revelation to the Gentiles. The motif of praise of God aligns closely with the plot’s structure, communicating to the reader that varied (and often surprising) events in the story – such as healings in Luke and conversions in Acts – together comprise the plan of God. The praise motif thus demonstrates the author’s efforts to combine disparate source material into carefully constructed historiography
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110221664
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110221664
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110221664/original
ER  -