Unleashing Holy Hell: Punitive Miracle Traditions in Luke-Acts

By Steven A Marquardt

Steven A. Marquardt explores how early Christians would have understood the stories in Luke and Acts about God's miraculous judgment of individuals who opposed or threatened divine purposes. By examining Luke's stories in the context of incidents of divine judgment in the Septuagint, Marquardt demonstrates that these miracles were not isolated acts of punishment but rather important signs within the larger story of God's kingdom. For an ancient audience, Luke's accounts showed that God was continuing to work among Israel while also extending divine purposes to the nations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628378972
• ISBN13: 9781628378979
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"