One Lord, One People: The Unity of the Church in Acts in Its Literary Setting

by Alan J. Thompson and Alan Thompson

Book Overview

This book examines the Lukan themes of unity and disunity against ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish social and political discourses on concord and discord to better understand the context in which Luke highlights the themes of unity and disunity.

The themes of unity and disunity are particularly prominent in ancient discussions of the reigns of rulers, evaluations of laws/constitutions/forms of government, and descriptions of the contrasting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567062759
• ISBN13: 9780567062758
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"