The First Christian Historian Writing the 'Acts of the Apostles' [Hardcover]

This book is an original evaluation of Luke's reliability as the first historian of Christianity.Luke's book of the Acts of the Apostles is the only documentation we have on the birth of Christianity, and the author's reliability as a historian is today vigorously disputed among scholars. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by setting his evaluation of Luke's talent as a historian firmly within the framework of ancient historiography, the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism. His study reveals Luke to be a skilful theologian and a sound theologian, and provides a fresh approach to the classic themes of Lucan theology.Luke's book of the Acts of the Apostles is the only documentation we have on the birth of Christianity, and the author's reliability as a historian is today vigorously disputed among scholars. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by setting his evaluation of Luke's talent as a historian firmly within the framework of ancient historiography, the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism. His study reveals Luke to be a skilful theologian and a sound theologian, and provides a fresh approach to the classic themes of Lucan theology.Luke's Acts of the Apostles is the only documentation available on the birth of Christianity, despite the author's vigorously disputed reliability as a historian. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by establishing his evaluation of Luke's talent as an historian within the framework of ancient historiography (the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism). His study portrays Luke as a skillful and sound theologian, and provides an original approach to the classic themes of Lucan theology.1. How Luke wrote history; 2. A narrative of beginnings; 3. The unity of Luke-Acts: the task of reading; 4. A Christianity between Jerusalem and Rome; 5. The God of Acts; 6. The work of the spirit; 7. Jews and Christians in conflict; 8. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5.1-11): thlc0