Raised from obscurity : a narratival and theological study of the characterization of women in Luke-Acts /

Luke-Acts contains many and diverse female characters, many of whom play significant roles in the unfolding drama of God's plan of salvation through Jesus and the early church. Women followers of Jesus are fully-fledged disciples who prove to be reliable and insightful, participating in God...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Forbes, Greg W. (Author), Harrower, Scott D. (Author)
Other Authors:	Cohick, Lynn H. (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2015]
Subjects:	Bible. > Luke > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. > Acts > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Women in the Bible.

Table of Contents:

Introduction and methodology
Women in Judaism and the Greco-Roman world
The infancy narratives (Luke 1:5--2:52)
Galilean ministry (Luke 3:1--9:50)
Travel narrative (Luke 9:51--19:28)
Jerusalem narrative (Luke 19:29--24:53)
The purpose and structure of Acts
The birth of the Church (Acts 1--2)
The Church in Jerusalem (Acts 3--12)
The Church in the Greco-Roman world (Acts 13--28)
Summary and conclusions.