The Shepherd-flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical BackgroundPeter Lang, 2009 - 401 pages The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background provides a comprehensive survey of the use of the shepherd-flock motif in the ancient world for the readers of the New Testament. This review of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Greco-Roman, and Christian sources is guided by a motific approach that integrates the concept of metaphor, Semantics, and the comparative method. A chief concern of this study is to apply this knowledge to the study of Luke-Acts, especially the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38). The shepherd-flock motif appears to be central in this speech and helps to integrate other motifs and themes in this discourse, such as the kingship motif. The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background is indispensable to the study of motifs in the New Testament and contributes meaningfully to the scholarly research on Luke-Acts. |
Table des matières
Introduction | 1 |
Perspectives on LukeActs | 40 |
Orientation in the Miletus Speech | 89 |
The Background of the ShepherdFlock Motif | 126 |
The Background of the ShepherdFlock Motif | 176 |
The ShepherdFlock in the Miletus Speech | 260 |
The Miletus Speech and the Kingship Motif | 313 |
Conclusion | 336 |
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