TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernard Aubert
PY  - 2009
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453904312
TI  - The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-0431-2
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050873
N2  - The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background provides a comprehensive survey of the use of the shepherd-flock motif in the ancient world for the readers of the New Testament. This review of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Greco-Roman, and Christian sources is guided by a motific approach that integrates the concept of metaphor, Semantics, and the comparative method. A chief concern of this study is to apply this knowledge to the study of Luke-Acts, especially the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38). The shepherd-flock motif appears to be central in this speech and helps to integrate other motifs and themes in this discourse, such as the kingship motif. The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background is indispensable to the study of motifs in the New Testament and contributes meaningfully to the scholarly research on Luke-Acts.
KW  - Shepherd-flock motif, Metaphor, Luke-Acts, Pastoral literature, Religion: Biblical Studies, Kingship (Hellenistic), Comparative Literature, Miletus speech (Acts 20), Apostelgeschichte 20,17-38, Exegese, "Miletus speech (Acts 20), Comparative Literature"
LA  - English
ER  -