'And so we Came to Rome ': The Political Perspective of St Luke (repost)
'And so we Came to Rome ': The Political Perspective of St Luke By Paul W. Walaskay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2005 | 136 Pages | ISBN: 0521020565 | DJVU | 1 MB
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2005 | 136 Pages | ISBN: 0521020565 | DJVU | 1 MB
It has often been suggested that Luke's two volumes were written as an apology for Christianity, to demonstrate to the Roman authorities that the new faith was not a dangerous and subversive innovation, a threat to the Pax Romana and to Roman rule. This book reviews the development of the 'traditional perspective', then raises some questions, e.g. if Luke was writing an apologia pro ecclesia, why does he include so much material politically damaging to the Christian cause?