The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative

by Sarah Harris

Book Overview

In Luke-Acts, Jesus can be seen to take on the attributes of the Davidic shepherd king, a representation successfully conveyed through specific narrative devices. The presence of the shepherds in the birth narrative can be understood as an indication of this understanding of Jesus. Sarah Harris analyses the multiple ways scholars have viewed the shepherds as characters in the narrative, and uses this as an example of how the theme of Jesus' shepherd...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567685314
• ISBN13: 9780567685315
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"