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| Title: Host, Guest, Enemy and Friend. Portraits of the Pharisees in Luke and Acts Secondary Title: Emory Studies in Early Christianity 2 Type: Book Year: 1991 Abstract: "David Gowler is an outstanding und creative young scholar, and his contribution to our understanding of Luke and Acts has been enhanced by his sensitive handling of character portrayal. His work promises to open new horizons in biblical interpretation. David Gowler's sophisticated socio-narratological approach provides a theoretical integration of heretofore divergent concerns of narrative ciriticism and sociological analysis. His probing analysis of the roles of the Pharisees in Luke and Acts drives the reader to a fresh appreciation of the web of relationships that holds the two books together, while elevating Paul as the paradigmatic Pharisee. Gowler's book is an excellent addition to New Testament scholarship. In fact, his combination of social and narrative-critical cocerns provided a helfpul new model for approaching ancient narratives. The clarity of his writing style and the comprehensive presentation of relevant secondary material allows Gowler's reader access both to his new methodology and to the scholarship which undergirds it. His application of the method to oher ancient narratives shows his facility with classical literature and provides an important link between Luke and his literary milieu. The cultural scripts chosen to illuminate one's reading of Luke-Akts are extremely enlightening, and their combination with more modern literary concerns will provide an interesting contrast to other, less culturally knowledgeable, readings". Keywords: New Testament / Early Christianity |