I Alone Am Left: Elijah and the Remnant in Luke-Acts - Couverture souple

Otten, Jeremy D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1666701351 ISBN 13 : 9781666701357

Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2021

Synopsis

In examining Luke’s multiple appeals to the figure of Elijah, this study not only provides clarity to a fascinating but often misunderstood element of the Lukan narrative, but also provides a helpful model for understanding an even more perplexing question in Lukan studies, namely, the presentation of the nation of Israel. No New Testament author takes more interest in Elijah than Luke, who may allude to the Elijah-Elisha narratives as many as forty times. This study pushes past questions of typology and one-to-one correlation that have stalled scholarly discussion on the topic, examining the theological significance of Elijah in Luke-Acts as a literary motif. It is argued that, in drawing on a common association between Elijah and the Old Testament concept of remnant, Luke appeals to Elijah at key moments in the narrative in order to signal the development of his remnant theology. For Luke, as in the days of the prophets, the concept of remnant holds in tension God’s irrevocable promises to Israel with the widespread rejection of God’s new work of salvation; the faithfulness of a few with a hope for the nation as a whole; and the particular election of Israel with the message of salvation for all nations.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeremy D. Otten is Senior Researcher in New Testament at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pickwick Publications
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1666701351
• ISBN 13: 9781666701357
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
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