Index of Select Subjects
abridgment and expansion, –
anthropology, –, –, and passim
anti-Judaism (and pro-Judaism), –
apologetic
in Acts generally, –, , –, –
for Paul, –, , , –
apologetic historiography, –
astrology in antiquity, –, –
audience, –
author of Acts, –
baptism, ritual washings, ancient settings for, –
biography, ancient, –
blended genres, , ,
burden of proof, ,
Christology, –, – and passim
chronology, –, –
continuity with heritage, –, –, , –
crucifixion, –
date of Acts, –
differences among accounts. See
dreams and visions in antiquity, –
epics, –
eschatology, –, –
exegetical approaches, Luke’s. See
expansion and abridgment, –
fate in antiquity, –
free will in ancient thought, –
gender issues, –
genre
of Acts, –
ancient interest in, , –
geographic assumptions in antiquity, –, –, ,
gist, , , , , –, , , , , , –, –,
hagiography, , , ,
historical context, –
ancient approaches to, –
historiography
Acts as ancient, –,
ancient, –
ancient vs. modern, –, –
in biblical scholarship,
character of ancient, –
concern for accuracy in ancient, –
critical thinking in ancient, –
earlier vs. later sources, –
types of ancient, –
history and rhetoric
in antiquity, –, –
specifically in Luke-Acts, –
honor and shame, and passim
intertextuality, biblical, , –, – and passim
Josephus, historiography of, –, –
kingdom of God, –
memory, –, –
Messiah, messianic views
in antiquity, –
and Jesus, –
mimesis,
miracle reports, –. See also
mission (esp. Gentile mission)
as a Lukan agenda, –, –, –
setting for, –
moral agendas in ancient historiography, –
myth, , ,
naturalism, methodological, –
novels, ancient, –
numbers, –
patristic interpretation. See ;
Paul and Acts, –
physicians in antiquity, –
pneumatology, Lukan, –, –
background for, –
political agendas in ancient historiography, –
popular religion,
possessions, ancient views of, –
postcolonial readings, , –
predestination, providence, –
preface, Luke’s, –, –, , –
probability in historiography, degrees of, –,
prophecy, –
prosopopoeia, –
publication in antiquity, –
purpose(s) of Acts, –
reception history, –
relevance theory,
rhetorical criticism, –, – and passim
rhetorical level of Luke-Acts, –
rhetoric and history. See
rural vs. urban life, –
Sabbath, in Judaism, –
salvation, –
semiotics,
Semitisms, , , –, , , –
signs, theology of, –. See also
social-historical and sociorhetorical approaches, –, – and passim
social-science approaches, –, and passim
sources
ancient historians’ use of, –
Luke’s use of, –
speeches
in Acts, –, –
in ancient historiography, , –, –
in antiquity, –
structure of Acts, –
suffering, and passim
summary sections and statements, –
Tendenz and agendas, in ancient historiography, –,
textual criticism
of Acts, – (and passim)
in antiquity,
theology of Luke-Acts, – and passim, esp. –
travel in antiquity, –
unity, literary, –, –
urban vs. rural life, –
variation, literary, , –, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , –, , , , ,
vision reports in antiquity. See
Western text. See
wine and alcohol consumption in antiquity, –
Zealots, –