The term ‘sinner’, [special characters omitted], is found seventeen times in Luke compared to five times in Matthew and six times in Mark. There is at present no scholarly consensus on the identity of the ‘sinner’ in the Synoptics. This study seeks to examine the term ‘sinner’ a…
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This dissertation investigates the relationship between the Holy Spirit, ethnic identity and the ‘other’ in Luke-Acts. I argue that the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity that affirms, yet chastens and transcends ethnic identity. The investiga…
The New Testament writing of the Acts of the Apostles was examined with a focus on the concept of the church or the Christian community as reflected by that text. Since the book of Acts is an ancient narrative text, it was evaluated with consideration of the literary conventions…
This dissertation seeks to establish a middle position between the extremes of covenant amillennialism and classical dispensationalism concerning the relationship between Israel and the church in the book of Acts. We argue that Israel as a nation retains its place of privilege a…