The Exorcism stories in Luke-Acts : a sociostylistic reading / Todd Klutz.

By:

Klutz, Todd

Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 129.Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511211376
9780511211379
0521838045
9780521838047
0511216742
9780511216749
051121314X
9780511213144
0511214952
9780511214950
9780511488030
0511488033

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Exorcism stories in Luke-Acts.DDC classification:

226.4/06 22

LOC classification:

BS2589.6.D5 K57 2004eb

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Sociostylistics and the exorcism in Luke 4.33-37 -- Purity and the exorcism in Luke 8.26-39 -- Discipleship and the exorcism in Luke 9.37-43a -- Paul, Jewish identity, and the exorcism in Acts 16.16-18.

Summary: This is the first book in English to situate the Lukan exorcism stories within their ancient cultural context, including popular belief as well as official religion. Close linguistic analysis sheds light on the Jewishness of the text and the understanding of exorcism within the hellenized Jewish religious world.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is the first book in English to situate the Lukan exorcism stories within their ancient cultural context, including popular belief as well as official religion. Close linguistic analysis sheds light on the Jewishness of the text and the understanding of exorcism within the hellenized Jewish religious world.