Details for Luke-Acts
Luke-Acts is the two-volume work which tracks the movement from the ministry of Jesus through to the early church (and beyond!). Obviously this text is therefore of great significance in the New Testament (even if just in regards to the size of the combined volumes), and has been used by Pentecostals for over a century in our quest for recovering a truly biblical faith. This unit examines the narrative of Luke-Acts in a way that holds together the historical and theological foci, and seeks to equip you with a solid reading strategy for approaching these remarkable texts.
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: BIB561
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: John Griffiths
Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites:
Awards offering Luke-Acts
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Leadership
- Master of Arts
- Master of Leadership
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Critically analyse passages in the Lucan material and make application to modern Pentecostalism;
- Illustrate in-depth Luke’s concern for, and assurance of the implied (ideal) audience, particularly in the light of Pentecostalism;
- Critically analyse the primary biblical materials and secondary literature from a range of perspectives
- Engage the socio-historical background relevant to Luke’s historiography, as well as the work’s respective structures, themes, theology/ies and style.
Subject Content
- Identification of Luke’s genre as Greek historiography
- Occasion and purpose as reconstructed from Luke’s prologue
- Luke’s rhetorical strategy
- Narrative world and placing characters within the story
- Exegesis utilising a redemptive movement hermeneutic
- Examination of Luke’s pneumatology
- Critique of contemporary Pentecostal use of Luke
- Application to ministry
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (onsite)
- Distance/E-learning (online)
- Intensive (One week: 7 hours per day for 5 days = 35 class hours + approx 85 hours out of class time for research, writing, exam preparation and execution, ancillary activities associated with completion of assigned tasks)
Assessment Methods
- Reading Responses (20%)
- Contemporary Presentation (30%)
- Major Exegesis (50%)
Prescribed Text
- David M. Parker Reading Luke-Acts Now and Then Sydney: 2011
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