Reading Issues of Wealth and Poverty in Luke-Acts.

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I: Recent Readings of Wealth and Poverty in the Third Gospel and Acts; Introduction; A Popular Reading (Richard J. Cassidy); The Ecclesiastial Reader (Hans-Joachim Degenhardt); The Persecuted Reader (Walter Schmithals); The Financially Secure God-Fearer (David Peter Seccombe); The Residential Reader (John Koenig); Possessions as Symbolic of One's Person (Luke Johnson); Possessions as Symbolic of Commitment to Social Structures (Lraybill and Sweetland); Conclusion.

Chapter II: Appropriating Reader-Response TheoryIntroduction; Wolfgang Iser's Literary Theory; A. The Text in Iser's Theory; B. The Reader in Iser's Theory; C. Interaction between Text and Reader in Iser's Theory; Further Theoretical Reflections; A. Who is the Reader in Iser's Theory?; B. Who determines what is determinate and indeterminate?; C. How do we talk about "meaning?"; Devising a Frameowork for Empirical Study; Chapter III: Readingthe Third Gospel; Introduction; Initial Frames of Refrence (Luke 1-4); A. The Preface (Luke 1:1-4); B. The Birth and Childhood Narratives (Luke 1:5-2:52).

C. The Ministry of John the Baptist (Luke 3:1-21)D. The Beginning of Jesus' Ministry (Luke 3:22-4:44); Finding and Filling Gaps(Luke 5-8); A. Calling of Disciples and Apostles (Luke 5:1-6:16); B. The Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:17-49); C. Characteristic Works and Teachings (LUke 7:1-8:55); Encountering Negations (Luke 9-14); A. The Mission of the Twelve (9:1-62); B. The Mission of the "Others" and it's aftermath (Luke 10:1-42); C. Greed and Discipleship (Luke 11:1-12:48); D. Hospitality and Discipleship (13:1-14:35); Bringing Closure to the Reading (Luke 15-24); A. Parables (Luke 15:1-18:17).

B. Jesus and Two Rich Men (Lk 18:18-19:10)C. Confrontations in Jerusalen (Luke 19:11-24:53); Concluding Reflections; Chapter IV: Reading the Acts of the Apostles; Introduction; Reconnecting to Previous Frames of Refrence (Acts 1:1-26); Discovering New Gaps to Fill (Acts 2:1-6:7); A. Pentecost and Its Aftermath (Acts 2:1-47); Excursus: The Orgin and the Character of the "Community of Goods"; B. Life and Death in the Jerusalem Community (Acts 3:1-6:7); Encountering Negations of the Jerusalem Image (6:8-19:41); A, The Ministry of the Seven (6:8-8:40).

B. Events Leading to the Apostolic Council (9:1-15:29)C. Paul's Post-Council Ministry (15:300-19:41); Bringing Closure to the Reading (Acts 20:1-28:31); A. Paul's Farewell (20:1-21:26); B. Paul on Trial (Acts 21:27-28:31); Concluding Reflections; Chapter V: The Greco-Roman Context; Introduction; Seneca; Philo of Alexandria; Clement of Alexandria; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix; Peter and Paul in the Canonical and Apocryphal Acts; Peter and Paul in the Apocryphal Acts; A. The Acts of Peter; B. The Acts of Paul; C. The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles; D. Summary.

Revisiting Peter and Paul in the Canonical Acts.

This book applies Wolfgang Iser's theories about the reading process to Luke-Acts in order to determine how reading these documents affects the reader's understanding and behavior relating to issues of wealth and poverty which has two emphases. On one hand, the reader will understand that these documents advocate a renunciation of the desire for wealth and possessions. On the other hand the reader will understand that these documents advocate actions of generosity toward persons in need.

English.

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