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The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of the Centurion in Luke-Acts

The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of the Centurion in Luke-Acts

Kyrychenko, Alexander

Hardcover

Series: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für die Neutestamentliche Wissensch, Book 203

Bible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 3110344025
ISBN13: 9783110344028
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: Jan 20 2014
Pages: 238
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

Although Roman centurions appear at crucial stages in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the significance of the centurion's office for the development of Luke's story has not been adequately researched. To fill in that void, this study engages the relevant Greco-Roman and Jewish sources that reflect on the image of the Roman military and applies the findings to the analysis of the role of the Roman centurion in the narrative of Luke-Acts. It argues that contemporary evidence reveals a common perception of the Roman centurion as a principal representative of the Roman imperial power, and that Luke-Acts employs centurions in the role of prototypical Gentile believers in anticipation of the Christian mission to the Empire.

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