For Theirs Is the Kingdom (eBook)

Inclusion and Participation of Children in the Gospel according to Luke

Amy Lindeman Allen (Autor)

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2019
280 Seiten
Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0322-3 (ISBN)

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Images of Jesus blessing children adorn Sunday schools across the globe. Nevertheless, interpreters typically flatten Jesus' interaction with children into a handful of scenes, suggesting that children were the exception rather than the rule in Jesus' ministry. In contrast, historical evidence suggests that Jesus' first-century world was teeming with children.Re-reading Luke's gospel in this light, For Theirs Is the Kingdom interrogates the role and presence of children among Jesus' early followers. Demonstrating a rich presence parallel to the gospel's surrounding cultures, it offers a new perspective not only on Luke's child-centered narratives, but on the account as a whole. By drawing out the acceptance and participation of children in the Kingdom of God, Lindeman Allen places interdependence across generations at the core of Lukan discipleship.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Child • Childist • children • Disciples • Discipleship • gospel of Luke • interdependence • Kingdom of God • Luke • Luke 18 • Luke 9
• ISBN-10: 1-9787-0322-8 / 1978703228
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9787-0322-3 / 9781978703223