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Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts

by Frank Dicken

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

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Frank Dicken offers a new perspective on the three rulers who appear in Luke-Acts with the name Herod, contending that in light of their similar narrative depictions they may be construed as a composite character, i.e., a single character in the narrative. Viewing the Lukan Herods alongside other composite characters in Jewish and early Christian literature, the author then compares and contrasts the portrayal of the Herods in Luke-Acts with what is known about the Herods historically. Thereby he highlights two unique features - the title King of Judaea at Luke 1:5 and the name Herod for Agrippa I in Acts 12 - that result in construing the Herods as a composite. A reading of Luke-Acts focusing on each passage in which composite Herod appears demonstrates that understanding Herod as a single character is possible. Finally, Frank Dicken examines the characterization of composite Herod as an antagonist who embodies satanic opposition toward the spread of the gospel in the Lukan narrative.
Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts and Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts
Characters and Characterization in Luke-ActsHerod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts

  • Author

    Frank Dicken

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    October 2014

  • Weight

    386g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161532542

  • ISBN-10

    3161532546

  • Eden Code

    4894591

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