Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Trials and apologetics in Luke-Acts: setting the scene -- Previous research on apologetics in Luke-Acts -- An apologia for Paul -- A political apologia pro ecclesia -- (a) A case for Christianity's religio licita status -- (b) A case for Christianity's political harmlessness -- An apologia pro imperio -- An apologia for the gospel -- (a) Luke-Acts as a defence against Gnosticism -- (b) Luke-Acts as the first fully fledged Christian apologia -- (c) Luke-Acts as the confirmation of the gospel -- (d) Luke-Acts as an exponent of a literary apologetic tradition -- (e) Luke-Acts as apologia by virtue of its use of 'the plan of God' motif -- (f) Luke-Acts as a Christian apologia related to Judaism -- Conclusion -- The present approach: thesis, plan of work, and method -- Part one JESUS ON TRIAL -- 2 NARRATIVE PRECEDENTS OF JESUS' TRIAL -- Introduction -- Previous studies on the trial of Jesus in the Third Gospel -- Jesus' trial as an apologia related to Rome and Judaism -- Jesus' trial as an apologia pro imperio -- Jesus' trial as the trial of the faithful God -- Jesus' trial as the trial of Israel -- Concluding observations -- The plot leading to Jesus' trial -- The preface to Luke's Gospel (1.1-4) -- The infancy narratives (1.5-2.52) -- The ministry of John the Baptist (3.1-20) -- Jesus' baptism and genealogy (3.21-38) -- Jesus' temptation by the devil (4.1-13) -- Jesus' ministry outside Jerusalem (4.14-19.44) -- (a) Jesus in his home town (4.16-30) -- (b) The nature of the conflict in Luke 4.14-19.44 -- Jesus' ministry in Jerusalem (19.45-21.38) -- Concluding remarks on the Lukan plot -- Jesus' prediction and explanation of his trial -- Luke 9.22 -- Luke 9.43b-45 -- Luke 18. 31-4.

Concluding remarks on the trial predictions -- Conclusion -- 3 LUKE'S ACCOUNT OF JESUS' TRIAL -- Introduction -- The hearing before the Sanhedrin (22.66-71) -- The initial trial before Pilate (23.1-5) -- The trial before Herod (23.6-12) -- Again before Pilate (23.13-25) -- Conclusion -- 4 THE TRIAL OF JESUS IN NARRATIVE RETROSPECTION -- Introduction -- The post-trial section of Luke's passion narrative (Luke 23.26-56) -- The road to Jesus' execution (23.26-32) -- The crucifixion scene (23.33-43) -- The death of Jesus (23.44-9) -- The burial of Jesus (23.50-6) -- Jesus' resurrection: the final vindication of the Messiah -- Luke 24.7 and the resurrection morning -- Luke 24.20 and the journey to Emmaus -- Luke 24.44-7 and Jesus' appearance to the group of disciples -- The trial of Jesus in Acts -- Jesus' trial and Peter's Pentecost address (2.22-4, 36) -- Jesus' trial and Peter's explanation of a lame man's healing -- (a) Peter's address to the Jewish public (3.13-18) -- (b) Peter's address to the Jewish authorities (4.10-11) -- Jesus' trial and the prayer of a threatened community (4.27-8) -- Jesus' trial and the apostles' determination to preach (5.28, 30-1) -- Jesus' trial and Stephen's discourse before the Sanhedrin (7.52) -- Jesus' trial and the Ethiopian eunuch (8.32-5) -- Jesus' trial and Peter's address in the house of Cornelius (10.39-40) -- Jesus' trial and Paul's Antiochian mission (13.27-29a) -- Conclusion -- Part two THE CHURCH ON TRIAL -- 5 THE TRIALS OF PETER -- Introduction -- Jesus' prediction of the disciples' trials (Luke 12.11-12 -- 21.12-15) -- Peter's trials and existing paradigms for Lukan apologetics -- No case for apologias related to Rome -- An ecclesiastic apologia? -- Peter's trials in recent studies -- A literary analysis of the conflict in Acts 4-5 -- The political dimension of Acts 4-5, 10.

A socio-scientific analysis of Acts 3-4 -- The trial of Peter and John (Acts 4.1-31) -- The participants in the conflict -- The object of the apologia -- Apologetic strategies -- The trial of Peter and the apostolic group (Acts 5.17-42) -- The participants in the conflict -- The object of the apologia -- Apologetic strategies -- Conclusion -- 6 THE 'TRIAL' OF STEPHEN -- Introduction -- The function of Luke's story of Stephen: previous research -- The Stephen narrative and existing interpretations of Lukan apologetics -- The Stephen narrative as apologia in its own right -- Non-apologetic interpretations of the Stephen narrative -- Stephen's trial re-examined -- The participants in the conflict -- The nature of the conflict: origins and development -- The charges -- The speech: major themes and their apologetic function -- (a) The independence of God -- (b) Israel's rejection of God's messengers -- (c) Moses and the law -- (d) The temple -- The outcome of the trial -- (a) Immediate outcome: the word is confirmed -- (b) Further consequences: the word defies opposition -- Conclusion -- 7 THE TRIALS OF PAUL -- Introduction -- The function of Paul's trials in Acts: previous research -- Non-apologetic readings of Paul's trials -- (a) A mimetic purpose -- (b) An evangelistic purpose -- Apologetic readings of Paul's trials -- (a) An apologia for Paul -- (b) An apologia pro ecclesia addressed to the Roman state -- (c) A socio-political apologia addressed to the Graeco-Roman world -- (d) An apologia pro imperio -- (e) A Christological apologia -- Concluding observations and present approach -- Paul's trials re-examined -- Summary statements on Paul's trials -- (a) Christ's interpretation of Paul's trials (9.15-16 -- 23.11) -- (b) Paul's understanding of his trials (20.22-4) -- Paul's mission trials -- (a) Philippi (16.16-40) -- (b) Thessalonica (17.1-9).

(c) Athens (17.16-34) -- (d) Corinth (18.12-17) -- (e) Ephesus (19.23-41) -- Paul's custody trials -- (a) Jerusalem (21.27-23.11) -- (b) Caesarea (24.1-26.32) -- (c) Rome, at last (27.1-28.31) -- Conclusion: the trial of the gospel -- 8 CONCLUSIONS -- The apologetic function of Luke's trial narratives: a synopsis -- Implications for other areas of Lukan study -- The nature of Luke's task -- The death and glorification of Jesus in Luke-Acts -- Suggestions for further related research -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF BIBLICAL PASSAGES -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

Alexandru Neagoe sets out to examine Luke's writings as an apologetic work by focusing on the trial narratives.

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