The Fate of the Jerusalem Temple in Luke-Acts: An Intertextual Approach to Jesus' Laments Over Jerusalem and Stephen's Speech (The Library of New Testament Studies, 553)

"What was Luke's attitude to the Jerusalem temple? Steve Smith examines the key texts which concern the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in Luke-Acts. Smith proposes that Acts 7 is a fuller discussion of the material contained in the Gospel sayings on this subject, which themselves make frequent allusion to the Old Testament and the interpretation of which thus requires an understanding of Luke's use of the Old Testament. Accordingly, in this work, Steve Smith makes a thorough review of Luke's use of the Old Testament, and proposes that relevance theory is a capable hermeneutical tool to permit the reconstruction of how Luke's readers would have understood references to the Old Testament. Using this approach, the key texts from Luke-Acts are examined sequentially, and Luke's apparent criticism of the temple is examined in a new light. No extract of this content is available for preview."--Bloomsbury Publishing What was Luke's attitude to the Jerusalem temple? Steve Smith examines the key texts which concern the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in Luke-Acts. Smith proposes that Acts 7 is a fuller discussion of the material contained in the Gospel sayings on this subject, which themselves make frequent allusion to the Old Testament and the interpretation of which thus requires an understanding of Luke's use of the Old Testament. Accordingly, in this work, Steve Smith makes a thorough review of Luke's use of the Old Testament, and proposes that relevance theory is a capable hermeneutical tool to permit the reconstruction of how Luke's readers would have understood references to the Old Testament. Using this approach, the key texts from Luke-Acts are examined sequentially, and Luke's apparent criticism of the temple is examined in a new light Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Notes on Texts Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction The Focus of the Study Luke’s View of Jerusalem and the Temple Plan for This Study Chapter 2. The Old Testament in Luke–Acts Luke–Acts and the Septuagint Jewish Exegesis The Fulfilment of Prophecy in Quotation and Typology Allusion and Intertextuality The Interaction of Scripture and the Narrative Rhetoric Summary Old Testament Allusions in This Study Chapter 3. Luke 13.31-35: The Rejected Prophet and Saviour Jesus a Rejected Prophet A Prophetic Evocation of Restoration or Exile The Identification of Jesus as Saviour Conclusion Chapter 4. Luke 19.29-46: The Rejected Messiah and the Temple The Non-Triumphal Entry (Luke 19.29-40) The Lament (Luke 19.41-44) The Action in the Temple (Luke 19.45-46) Conclusion Chapter 5. Luke 21.20-28: The Son of Man and Jerusalem The Fate of the City: Luke 21.20-24 Cosmic Disturbances: Luke 21.25-28 Conclusion Chapter 6. Luke 23.26-31, 44-45: The Death of the Saviour and the Fate of the City Jesus as the Rejected Saviour The Fall of Jerusalem The Temple Veil (Luke 23.44-45) Conclusion Chapter 7. Acts 7: Stephen and the Temple The Narrative Setting Quotations in Acts 6–7 Allusions and the History of Israel Reading the History of Israel The Interpretation of the Speech Conclusion Chapter 8. Conclusion Jesus the Prophet and Saviour The Fate of the Temple General Observations Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors "What was Luke's attitude to the Jerusalem temple? Steve Smith examines the key texts which concern the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in Luke-Acts. Smith proposes that Acts 7 is a fuller discussion of the material contained in the Gospel sayings on this subject, which themselves make frequent allusion to the Old Testament and the interpretation of which thus requires an understanding of Luke's use of the Old Testament. Accordingly, in this work, Steve Smith makes a thorough review of Luke's use of the Old Testament, and proposes that relevance theory is a capable hermeneutical tool to permit the reconstruction of how Luke's readers would have understood references to the Old Testament. Using this approach, the key texts from Luke-Acts are examined sequentially, and Luke's apparent criticism of the temple is examined in a new light."-- Provided by publisher