Prayer and Vindication in Luke Acts: The Theme of Prayer within the Context of the Legitimating and Edifying Objective of the Lukan Narrative

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
I. Problem and Purpose......Page 18
II. Previous Monographs on Lukan Prayer......Page 21
III. Method and Outline......Page 33
PART ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS......Page 36
I. Introduction: The Challenge of De.ning Lukan Prayer......Page 38
II. Lexical Field and Semantic Range......Page 40
III. Syntagmatic Field......Page 47
IV. Conclusion: Delimiting the Perimeters of the Study......Page 63
I. Introduction......Page 65
II. Luke-Acts as Ancient Historia and the Bearing of Luke’s Historiographical Aims on the Presentation of Prayer......Page 66
PART TWO: THE THEME OF PRAYER IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE......Page 80
I. Luke 1–2 as the Beginning of the Lukan Narrative......Page 82
II. Text Analysis......Page 85
III. Conclusion......Page 93
I. Prayer in the Life and Mission of Jesus: Overview and Procedure......Page 94
II. The Function of the Lukan Portrait of the Praying Jesus – A New Proposal......Page 95
III. Text Analysis......Page 102
IV. Conclusion......Page 131
I. Introduction: The Pro.le and Character of the Prayer Didactic Emphasis in Luke’s Gospel......Page 132
II. Prayer and the Formation of the Disciples under the Tutelage of Jesus: Overview......Page 136
III. Text Analysis......Page 138
IV. Conclusion and Outlook......Page 170
PART THREE: THE THEME OF PRAYER IN THE BOOK OF ACTS......Page 174
I. Prayer in the Book of Acts and the Unity Issue: Methodological Considerations......Page 176
II. Prayer and the Formation and Growth of the Messianic People in Jerusalem and Beyond (Acts 1–12): Overview......Page 183
III. Text Analysis......Page 184
IV. Conclusion......Page 232
I. Paul and his Companions in Prayer – Paul on Prayer: Overview......Page 234
II. Text Analysis......Page 236
III. Conclusion......Page 276
9. Conclusions......Page 278
I. Prayer and the Logic of Luke’s ‘orderly account’......Page 279
II. The Israelite Matrix of Christian Prayer as Apologetics......Page 280
III. Prayer, Eschatology and Luke’s Intended Readers......Page 282
Bibliography......Page 284
Index of References......Page 302
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Z......Page 317