"Where the eagles are gathered" : the deliverance of the Elect in Lukan eschatology
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"Where the eagles are gathered" : the deliverance of the Elect in Lukan eschatology
（Journal for the study of the New Testament : supplement series, 240）
Sheffield Academic Press, c2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and indexes
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Description
Although many scholars consider Luke 17:22-37 to be "the most important eschatological passage in Luke-Acts," few agree on the precise meaning of the enigmatic proverb which forms its conclusion (Luke 17:37). Generally, Jesus' logion is taken to convey a macabre image of impending judgement. However, this study offers fresh literary, redactional, and historical evidence to suggest that Luke recast Jesus' saying in order to describe something much more glorious--the deliverance of the elect. Examination of the material elsewhere in Luke-Acts corroborates Luke's expectation of an ethereal reunion, and suggests that this hope constitutes the most characteristic feature of Lukan eschatology.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: The Enigma Of The A)Etoi& Saying: 1. The Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37)
- 2. Proposed Meanings of the a)etoi& Saying
- a. Indicative of the Disciples' Ignorance
- b. Indicative of the Nature of Jesus' Return
- c. Indicative of the Nature of the Final Judgment
- d. Indicative of the Location of Jesus' Return
- e. Indicative of the Location of the Final Judgment
- f. In Reference to those 'left behind'
- g. In Reference to those 'taken'
- 3. Summary and Thesis
- Chapter 2: The A)Etoi& Logion And Its Immediate Context (Luke 17.11-18.14)
- 1. The Literary Landscape of Luke's Eschatological Discourse
- a. The Grateful Samaritan (Luke 17.11-19)
- b. The Pharisees' Question (Luke 17.20-21)
- c. The Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37)
- d. The Vindication of the Widow (Luke 18.1-8)
- e. The Two Men in the Temple (Luke 18.9-14)
- 2. Synoptic Parallels to Luke's Eschatological Discourse
- 3. Redaction-Critical Exegesis of Luke's Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37)
- a. The Disappearance and Revelation of the Son of Man (Luke 17.22-24)
- b. The Suffering of the Son of Man (Luke 17.25)
- c. The Day(s) of the Son of Man Likened to the Day(s) of Noah and Lot (Luke 17.26-30)
- d. Exhortation Concerning Evacuation 'on that day' (Luke 17.31-33)
- e. The Separation of Humanity (Luke 17.34-35)
- f. The Disciples' Question and the a)etoi& Saying (Luke 17.37)
- 4. Summary and Conclusion
- Chapter 3: The Aetos In Antiquity
- 1. The Meaning of aeto 2. The Vulture as the Consumer of the Dead
- a. Examples from Antiquity
- b. The Exclusion of Eagles from this Role
- c. The Appearance of a)etoi& in the Synoptic Tradition
- 3. The Role of the Eagle as Transporter of the Soul
- a. Egyptian Origin
- b. Syrian Transformation
- c. Greco-Roman Appropriation
- d. Apotheosis in Luke 17.37?
- 4. The Eagle as the Deliverer of the Elect
- a. The Hero-Quest
- b. The Zeus-Cult
- c. Yahweh's Deliverance of Israel
- 5. Summary and Conclusion
- Deliverance Tradition On Luke's Eschatological Discourse (Luke 17.22-37)
- 1. Exodus 19//Deuteronomy 32
- a. OT Typology
- b. Passover Eschatology
- c. Historical Exemplar
- 2. 1 Enoch
- 3. The Testament of Moses
- 4. The Testament of Judah
- 5. The Post-Lukan Tradition
- 6. Summary and Conclusion
- Chapter 5: The Deliverance Of The Elect In Luke's Synoptic Apocalypse (Luke 21.5-36)
- 1. Questions Concerning the Destruction of the Temple (Luke 21.5-7)
- 2. The Signs Preceding the Temple's Demise (Luke 21.8-11)
- 3. The Persecution of the Disciples (Luke 21.12-19)
- 4. The Destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 21.20-24)
- 5. The Eschaton (Luke 21.25-28)
- 6. The Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 21.29-33)
- 7. Concluding Admonition (Luke 21.34-36)
- 8. Summary and Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Patristic Commentators On The A)Etoi& Saying
- Appendix 2
- Exegetical Analysis Of 'The Pharisees' Question' (Luke 17.20-21)
- Appendix 3
- Did Pauline (Thessalonian) Eschatology
- Influence Luke?
- Bibliographies
- 1. Primary and Reference Works
- 2. Secondary Works
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