Pfremmer De Long, Kindalee: Surprised by God

Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts. Readers of the New Testament have long observed that Luke and Acts contain numerous scenes in which characters praise God. This study offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important narrative motif. Featuring a close reading of Luke-Acts, it draws insights from ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman views about praise of deity, and it compares praise in Luke with praise in two other ancient narratives: Tobit and 'Joseph and Aseneth'. XIV,331 Seiten, Leinen (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche; Band 166/Walter de Gruyter Verlag 2009) leichte Lagerspuren