The Kingship of the Twelve Apostles in Luke-Acts

• Main Author: Wenkel, David H. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Eschatology.

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus promised his disciples kingship and thrones of judgment at the Last Supper. Many commentators have long seen this as a totally futuristic promise that is unrelated to the book of Acts. David H. Wenkel argues that the Twelve inaugurated their co-regency with Christ in the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Twelve and the Promise of Kingship
• 3. The Twelve and the Fulfillment of Kingship
• 4. The Twelve and the Succession of Kingship
• 5. The Twelve and the Language of Kingship
• 6. The Twelve and the Paradigm of Kingship
• 7. The Twelve and the Weaponry of Kingship
• 8. The Twelve and the Judgments of Kingship
• 9. Conclusion.