Sight and Blindness in Luke-Acts

Sight and Blindness in Luke-Acts
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9789004165359
ISBN-13 : 9004165355
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Download or read book Sight and Blindness in Luke-Acts written by Chad Hartsock and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Luke-Acts through the lens of Greco-Roman physiognomics, this is a study of the use of physical descriptions in characterization in the biblical texts. Specifically, this work studies blindness as characterization and, ultimately, as an interpretive guide to Luke-Acts.


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