Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Prominence of Centurions in Luke-Acts and the Current State of the Study -- 1.2 The Scope, Methodology, and Argument of the Study -- 1.3 The Plan of the Study -- 2 Luke-Acts in the Roman Military Setting -- 2.1 The Purpose and Scope of this Chapter -- 2.2 The Significance of the Centurion's Office in the Roman Army -- 2.2.1 The Place and Role of the Centurion in the Structure of a Legion -- 2.2.2 The Role of the Centurion in an Auxiliary Cohort -- 2.3 The Army and the Ruling Power -- 2.3.1 The Army and the Julio-Claudian Emperors -- 2.3.2 The Army in the Year of the Four Emperors -- 2.3.3 The Role of the Centurion as Representative of the Imperial Authority -- 2.4 The Roman Army in the Civilian Context -- 2.5 The Roman Army in Palestine -- 2.5.1 Judaea-From Kingdom to a Province -- 2.5.2 Sebasteni Auxiliary Units -- 2.5.3 Roman Military Regiments in Luke-Acts -- 2.5.3.1 Military Terminology in Luke-Acts -- 2.5.3.2 The Cohors Italica -- 2.5.3.3 Roman Troops in Jerusalem -- 2.5.3.4 The Cohors Augusta -- 2.5.4 The Jewish Revolt and the Roman Response -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 The Image of the Roman Soldier in Greco-Roman Sources -- 3.1 The Purpose and Scope of this Chapter -- 3.2 The Roman Soldier in Greco-Roman Literature -- 3.2.1 The Image of the Soldier in the Works of History -- 3.2.1.1 Polybius -- 3.2.1.2 Julius Caesar -- 3.2.1.3 Sallust -- 3.2.1.4 Livy -- 3.2.1.5 Velleius Paterculus -- 3.2.1.6 Tacitus -- 3.2.1.7 Appian -- 3.2.1.8 Summary of the Section -- 3.2.2 The Image of the Soldier in the Works of Biography -- 3.2.2.1 Cornelius Nepos -- 3.2.2.2 Plutarch -- 3.2.2.3 Suetonius -- 3.2.2.4 Summary of the Section -- 3.2.3 The Image of the Soldier in Other Literary Sources -- 3.3 The Roman Soldier in Non-Literary Sources -- 3.4 Conclusion.

4 The Image of the Roman Soldier in Jewish Sources -- 4.1 The Purpose and Scope of this Chapter -- 4.2 The Roman Soldier in Jewish Literature -- 4.2.1 The Roman Army in Jewish Literature Prior to 63 B.C.E.: 1 Maccabees -- 4.2.2 The Roman Army in Jewish Prophetic Literature -- 4.2.2.1 Dead Sea Scrolls -- 4.2.2.2 Psalms of Solomon -- 4.2.2.3 Assumption of Moses 6-7 -- 4.2.2.4 Sibylline Oracles -- 4.2.2.5 Jewish Apocalyptic Sources: 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and Apocalypse of Abraham -- 4.2.2.6 Summary of the Section -- 4.2.3 The Roman Army in the Works of Philo -- 4.3 Non-literary Sources -- 4.4 The Roman Army in Talmudic Sources -- 4.5 The Roman Army in the Works of Josephus -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 The Roman Military in Luke-Acts -- 5.1 The Purpose and Scope of this Chapter -- 5.2 The Roman Army in the Gospel of Luke -- 5.2.1 The Soldiers and John the Baptist (Luke 3:14) -- 5.2.2 The Roman Army in the Prophecies Against Jerusalem and Its Temple (Luke 13, 19, 21, 23) -- 5.2.3 The Roman Military in the Passion Narrative (Luke 23) -- 5.3 The Roman Army in the Acts of the Apostles -- 5.3.1 Paul in the Protective Roman Custody (Acts 21-23) -- 5.3.2 The Roman Military and Paul on a Voyage to Rome (Acts 27) -- 5.4 The Figure of the Centurion in Luke 7 and Acts 10 -- 5.4.1 Jesus and the Centurion (Luke 7:1-10) -- 5.4.2 The Story of the Centurion Cornelius (Acts 10-11) -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Primary Sources.