Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts

Author:   Frank Dicken
Publisher:   Mohr Siebeck
Volume:   375
ISBN:  

9783161532542


Pages:   223
Publication Date:   09 October 2014
Format:   Paperback
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"Frank Dicken offers a new perspective on the three rulers who appear in Luke-Acts with the name ""Herod,"" contending that in light of their similar narrative depictions they may be construed as a composite character, i.e., a single character in the narrative. Viewing the Lukan Herods alongside other composite characters in Jewish and early Christian literature, the author then compares and contrasts the portrayal of the Herods in Luke-Acts with what is known about the Herods historically. Thereby he highlights two unique features - the title ""King of Judaea"" at Luke 1:5 and the name ""Herod"" for Agrippa I in Acts 12 - that result in construing the Herods as a composite. A reading of Luke-Acts focusing on each passage in which composite ""Herod"" appears demonstrates that understanding ""Herod"" as a single character is possible. Finally, Frank Dicken examines the characterization of composite ""Herod"" as an antagonist who embodies satanic opposition toward the spread of the gospel in the Lukan narrative."

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Author:   Frank Dicken
Publisher:   Mohr Siebeck
Imprint:   Mohr Siebeck
Volume:   375
Dimensions:   Width: 23.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9783161532542


ISBN 10:   3161532546
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   09 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Born 1978; 2013 PhD (University of Edinburgh) in New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology; currently Assistant Professor of New Testament at Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Illinois.

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