Soldiers in Luke-Acts
Engaging, Contradicting, and Transcending the Stereotypes
by Laurie Brink
Paperback (Published)
(March 2014)
ISBN: 9783161531637
6.06 x 9.06 inches
Price: $112.00
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The author of Luke-Acts constructs a portrait of the Roman military that relies on a variety of literary stereotypes, anticipating that his authorial audience, familiar with the stereotypes, will bring their experience to bear in the process of more fully characterizing the soldiers. Expecting their antipathy, Luke upsets his authorial audience’s expectations. Laurie Brink demonstrates that the soldiers, in fact, do not wholly live up to their bad reputations. Engaging, contradicting and transcending the literary stereotypes, Luke creates a progressive portrait of the Roman soldier that demonstrates the attitudes and actions of a good disciple, and that serves as a critique of the authorial audience’s original response.
The author of Luke-Acts constructs a portrait of the Roman military that relies on a variety of literary stereotypes, anticipating that his authorial audience, familiar with the stereotypes, will bring their experience to bear in the process of more fully characterizing the soldiers. Expecting their antipathy, Luke upsets his authorial audience’s expectations. Laurie Brink demonstrates that the soldiers, in fact, do not wholly live up to their bad reputations. Engaging, contradicting and transcending the literary stereotypes, Luke creates a progressive portrait of the Roman soldier that demonstrates the attitudes and actions of a good disciple, and that serves as a critique of the authorial audience’s original response.
- By (author) Laurie Brink
"Brink has raised and addressed interesting questions that deserve further discussion. She has furthered literary analysis of Luke-Acts, drawn attention to issues of characterization, and highlighted ancient portrayals of military figures. In all of these ways, her work is to be commended..." --Julia Snyder, Review of Biblical Literature, 10.1.2015
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