%0 Book
%A Bernard Aubert
%D 2009
%C New York, United States of America
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9781453904312
%T The Shepherd-Flock Motif in the Miletus Discourse (Acts 20:17-38) Against Its Historical Background
%R 10.3726/978-1-4539-0431-2
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1050873
%X 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.
%K Apostelgeschichte 20,17-38, Exegese, "Miletus speech (Acts 20), Comparative Literature", Shepherd-flock motif, Metaphor, Luke-Acts, Pastoral literature, Religion: Biblical Studies, Kingship (Hellenistic), Comparative Literature, Miletus speech (Acts 20)
%G English