Body and character in Luke and Acts :

Parsons, Mikeal Carl, 1957-

Body and character in Luke and Acts : the subversion of physiognomy in early Christianity / Mikeal C. Parsons. - Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, c2006. - 191 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170) and indexes.

1. Soul and body react on each other : body and character in Greek and Roman literature --
2. The movement of the body is a voice of the soul : body and character in early Jewish and Christian literature --
3. Your eye is the lamp of your body : Luke and the body-soul relationship --
4. Ought not this daughter of Abraham be set free? : getting the story of the bent woman straight --
5. Short in stature, son of Abraham : the height of hospitality in the story of Zacchaeus --
6. His feet and ankles were made strong : signs of character in the man lame from birth --
7. What is to prevent me? : ambiguity, acceptance, and the Ethiopian eunuch --
App. Illustrations from the Progymnasmata of Libanius.

080102885X (pbk.) 9780801028854 (pbk.)

2006018086


Bible.--Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Physiognomy--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BS2589 / .P36 2006

226.4/06