Date of Award
Spring 2000
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Theology
First Advisor
Hills, Julian
Second Advisor
Kurz, William
Third Advisor
Edwards, Richard
Abstract
This project has its origins in a paper I wrote for Julian Hills' graduate seminar on Apocalyptic Literature in the spring of 1998. Having been assigned the Synoptic Apocalypse, I stumbled upon Luke's Eschatological Discourse and its striking conclusion-the saying about the body and eagles. I was intrigued by the variety of explanations offered by commentators, and felt the interpretation of this enigmatic saying would prove a worthy pursuit. Only later did the implications of this passage for Lukan eschatology begin to dawn on me.
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