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Rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles? ? Shaping the Past to Define the Present comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his seminal work, Historiography and Self-Definition, this volume expands on Sterling’s reading of Luke-Acts in the context of contemporary Jewish and Greek historiography. These systematically arranged essays encompass his new and revised contributions to the field of biblical studies, exploring:? ? • the genre of apologetic historiography exemplified by Josephus and Eusebius? • the context of Josephus’s work within a larger tradition of Eastern historiography? • the initial composition and circulation of Luke and Acts? • the relationship of Luke-Acts to the Septuagint? • the interpretation of the diaspora in Luke-Acts? • the structure of salvation history as it is manifested in Luke-Acts?? • Socratic influences on Luke’s portrayal of Jesus’s death? • the early Jerusalem Christian community as depicted in Acts compared with other Hellenized Eastern traditions such as Egyptian priests and Indian sages? • the establishment of Christianity’s “social respectability” as a guiding purpose in Luke-Acts?? ? Engaging with current critical frameworks, Sterling offers readers a comprehensive analysis of early Christian self-definition through Judeo-Christian historiography.