The unity of Luke-Acts

Abstract

The article contains a summary of contributions delivered at the 47th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (1998) held at the Catholic University, Leuven on the subject: "The unity of Luke-Acts". The opening address was delivered by J Verheyden (Leuven) on "The Unity of Luke and Acts: What are we up to?". The contributors were: J Kremer (Vienna) - "Die dreifache Wiedergabe des Damaskuserlebnis Pauli in der Apostelgeschichte: Eine Hilfe fur das rechte Verstandnis der lukanischen Osterevangelien"; D Marguerat (Lausanne) - "Jusqu' oil faut-il parler d'une "uniti". Luc-Actes? Continuiti et ruptures dans l'oevre de Luc"; J Delobel (Leuven) - "The text of Luke-Acts: A confrontation of recent theories"; R L Brawley (Chicago) - "Abrahamic covenant traditions and the characterization of God in Luke-Acts"; F W Horn (Mainz.) - "Die Haltung des Lukas zum romischen Staat im Evangelium und in der Apostelgeschichte"; J A Fitzmyer (Washington) - "The role of the Spirit in Luke-Acts"; M Rese (Munster) - "The Jews in Luke-Acts: Some second thoughts"; J Taylor (Jerusalem) - "La fraction du pain en Luc-Actes"; W Radl (Augsburg) - "Die Beziehungen der Vorgeschichte zur Apostelgeschichte, dargestellt an Lk 2:22-39; F Neirynck (Leuven) - "Luke 4:16-30 and the unity of Luke-Acts"j C M Tuckett (Oxford) - "The Christo!ogy of Luke-Acts"; 0 Mainville (Montreal) - "Le Messianisme de Jesus: Le rapport announce/accomplissement entre Lc 1,35 et Ac 2,33"; A Lindemtann (Bethel-Bielefeld) - "Form und Funktion von Reden und Wundererzahlungen im Lukasevangelium und in der Apostelgeschichte", A Denaux - The theme of divine visits and human (in)hospitability in Luke-Acts and its Old Testament and Graeco-Roman antecedents.