The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, vol. 2: The Acts of the Apostles
Overview
In this volume, Robert C. Tannehill demonstrates how the repetitions of ideas and formal structures function both to reinforce concepts and to achieve ideological progression.
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- Demonstrates how the repetitions of ideas and formal structures function
- Provides the latest in Lukan scholarship
- Illustrates how Luke-Acts’ literary elements enhance its message
Top Highlights
“In discussing the relation of the ending of a narrative to its beginning and middle, Marianna Torgovnick distinguishes between circularity (the end recalls the beginning), parallelism (the end refers to a series of earlier points in the narrative, not just the beginning), and incompletion (the end omits one or more elements important for complete closure).29 The ending of Acts illustrates all three of these approaches. I will first discuss indications of circularity and parallelism and then return to the issue of incompletion or openness.” (Pages 353–354)
“The effort to control history by armies and nuclear weapons appears foolish if we believe in such a God, but it never seems foolish to fearful people. In a time of threat, prayer can be a rediscovery of the sovereign God who wins by letting our opponents win and then transforming the expected result. This rediscovery can keep God’s witnesses faithful in spite of threats.” (Page 73)
“The events of Pentecost will show the importance of the Spirit as power for mission. The coming of the Spirit immediately results in powerful preaching and the conversion of large numbers. The Spirit, however, is more than the necessary means to fulfill a task. The connection of the Spirit and the experience of God as Father suggests that the presence of the Spirit is part of a close family relationship with God. The emphasis on the Spirit as gift indicates that the Spirit’s presence is a powerful experience of God’s grace. Thus the Spirit is not merely a means to an end but part of the blessings of salvation, and it is listed as such in 2:38–40.” (Pages 12–13)
In this ‘new kind of commentary,’ Tannehill eschews discussion of the historical questions that interpreters of Acts have regarded as central. . . . Acts is studied as a story that uses particular literary techniques to influence its readers. . . . The work will stand alongside more traditional commentaries on Acts for many years to come. It will be of great value to scholars, pastors, and students alike.
—Journal of Biblical Literature
This volume follows plot order with attention to a wide range of narrative dynamics . . . These different perspectives provide some fresh views of Acts not readily available in standard historical-critical commentaries. . . . With its companion first volume, it must be consulted for any serious narrative study of Luke-Acts.
—Catholic Biblical Quarterly
[This] is a successful study of Luke-Acts that will stimulate imaginative readings to a greater degree than ordinary commentaries, and a suggestive example of how future commentaries might be written. . . . The breadth of his reading, the clarity of his prose, and the depth of his insight mark this new commentary as a singular contribution.
—Theological Studies
Deciphering the Lukan narrative rhetoric, Robert Tannehill has achieved a quantum leap beyond traditional exposition on Luke-Acts. . . . His two volumes deserve to be read start to finish. . . . This is a commentary for serious scholar, serious pastor, and serious seminarian.
—Theology Today
- Title: The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, Volume 2: The Acts of the Apostles
- Author: Robert C. Tannehill
- Series: The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation
- Publisher: Fortress Press
- Print Publication Date: 1994
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 408
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Luke › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. Acts › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:NRRTVNTYLKCTSLT2
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:48:14Z