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Evidences of Isaianic social justice restoration in the early community of Luke-Acts
Van Roekel, Brandt Anthony
Van Roekel, Brandt Anthony
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Abstract
In Luke-Acts, Luke intentionally describes the early Jewish-Christian
community in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy for an ethical restoration of social
justice in Israel. This thesis accomplishes this argument in three chapters. First, it
explores Isaiah’s program of restoration and argues that it includes social justice through
the Davidic Messiah and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Secondly, an argument is
made that Luke’s presentation of Jesus accords with the Isaianic picture of a socially just
Davidic king empowered by the Spirit, who works to bring social justice through his
reign. Lastly, the events of Pentecost and Acts 2:42–47 with insight gathered from Acts
4:32–37, are considered. Here the argument is presented that Luke draws Isaianic themes
together from his gospel to demonstrate that, in Acts, Jesus’ exaltation and the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit result in Isaiah’s vision of a Jewish community restored to fruitfulness
as a socially just society.
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2016-10-27