Description: How does the proclamation of good news to the poor in
Luke's Gospel relate to wealth and poverty? What does Luke-Acts mean to
affluent Christians and churches in our time? In a fresh, systematic
way, Professor Pilgrim surveys Old Testament tradition on the poor and
describes the Jesus movement as background for understanding Luke-Acts.
Endorsements: Dr. Pilgrim underscores Luke's unique interpretation of
the Jesus tradition and so pinpoints Luke's concern for the right use of
possessions in the Christian Life. --- J. Christiaan Beker, Princeton
Seminary This well-informed book brilliantly illumines the thematic of
wealth and poverty in Luke-Acts. Dr. Pilgrim challenges Christians of
all denominations to probe the contemporary meaning of following Jesus,
the preacher of Good News to the poor. -- Robert J. Karris, Catholic
Theological Union Jesus had much to say about possessions and their use,
but what bearing do His words have on our real world? Dr. Pilgrim probes
St. Luke's endeavor to answer that question and at the same time alerts
today's Christians to a fresh vision of intelligent discipleship in
caring community. -- Frederick W. Danker, Christ Seminary-Seminex About
the Contributor(s): Walter E. Pilgrim was Associate Professor of
Theology and Director of Continuing Theological Education at Pacific
Lutheran University, Tacoma. He received his Th.D. in New Testament from
Princeton Seminary.
