Sight and Blindness in Luke-Acts: The Use of Physical Features in Characterization
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The ancient world often thought in terms of physiognomics--the idea that character can be discerned by studying outward, physical features. That physical descriptions carry moral freight in characterization has been largely missed in modern biblical scholarship, and this study brings that to the forefront. Specifically, this is a study of one particular physical marker--blindness. When we look at Greco-Roman literature, a kind of literary topos begins...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9004165355
ISBN13:9789004165359
Release Date:February 2008
Publisher:Brill
Length:226 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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