Luke's Portrait of Gentiles Prior to Their Coming to Faith

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Table of Contents......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 19
1. Introduction......Page 21
2. Survey of Research......Page 22
3. Conclusion......Page 71
2. The Gospel of Luke......Page 75
3. The Acts of the Apostles......Page 80
4. Conclusion......Page 117
1. Introduction......Page 123
2.1. Luke's Gospel: contacts between Jesus and Gentiles......Page 124
2.2. Acts; The Christian Mission and the Gentiles......Page 164
3.1. Introduction......Page 263
3.2. The state of Gentiles prior to faith......Page 264
3.3. The appropriation of salvation by Gentiles; the implications of Luke's statements about how Gentiles are saved......Page 295
4. Conclusion......Page 337
1. Introduction......Page 339
2. Luke's Gospel......Page 340
3.1. Luke's designations for Gentile Christians......Page 342
3.2. The difference made by the Spirit......Page 353
3.3. The ministry to Gentile Christians......Page 355
3.4. Luke's sketches of Gentile Christians......Page 381
4. Conclusion......Page 395
V. Conclusion......Page 397
1. Luke's comprehensive portrait of Gentiles prior to faith......Page 398
2. The theological significance of Luke's comprehensive portrait of Gentiles prior to faith......Page 403
3. Some methodological implications of Luke's comprehensive portrait of Gentiles prior to faith......Page 408
Appendix: The portrayal of Gentiles prior to faith in Luke-Acts and in the pseudo-Philonic sermons De Iona and De Sampsone......Page 414
1. Commentaries on Luke's Gospel and the Book of Acts......Page 425
2. Other commentaries, monographs and articles......Page 427
Index of References......Page 446
Index of Authors......Page 463
Index of Subjects......Page 470
Back Cover......Page 479