TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holmås,Geir Otto
TI  - Prayer and vindication in Luke-Acts: the theme of prayer within the context of the legitimating and edifying objective of the Lukan narrative 
T2  - Library of New Testament studies
SN  - 9780567017567
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - T & T Clark
KW  - Bible
KW  - Luke
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Acts
KW  - Prayer
KW  - Biblical teaching
N1  - Substantially revised version of the author's thesis (Dr. Theol.)--MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo; "A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-284) and indexes; Introduction -- Delimiting the scope of the study : semantic considerations and text selection -- Outlining the controlling agenda of Luke-Acts : Lukan prayer within the context of the historiographical aims of the double work -- Prayer and Israel's hope at the opening of Luke's Gospel (Luke 1-2) -- The pray-er par excellence : the Lukan portrait of the praying Jesus (Luke 3-24) -- Modelling prayer : prayer and discipleship in the period of Jesus -- Excursus I : the general teaching on prayer and Luke's intended readership -- Persistent prayer and the formation and expansion of the restored people : prayer in the life and mission of the early community in Acts (Acts 1-12) -- Excursus II : Prayer and the Holy Spirit in the Acts narrative -- Between hardship and hope : prayer in the context of Paul's mission and trial (Acts 13-28) -- Conclusions
ER  -