Rejected Prophets: Jesus and His Witnesses in Luke-Acts

Although several scholars have written about how Luke portrays Jesus and the apostles as prophets, no one has yet provided a comprehensive theory as to why Luke's protagonists resemble the prophets.

McWhirter shows that Luke uses these biblical prophets as precedents, seeking to legitimate the apostles teachings in the face of events, such as the destruction of Jerusalem and the deaths of Peter and Paul, which seem to contradict those teachings. In order to show that all this was part of God's plan, Luke compares Jesus and his witnesses to Israel's prophets who were rejected by their own people.

Author: Jocelyn McWhirter
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 01/01/2014
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781451470024

About the Author
McWhirter, Jocelyn: -

Jocelyn McWhirter is associate professor of religious studies at Albion College in Michigan.She received her PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. Her publications includeThe Bridegroom Messiah and the People of God: Marriage in the Fourth Gospel(2008) and Rejected Prophets: Jesus and His Witnesses in Luke-Acts(2014).

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