Cover -- Table of Content -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 1 -- 1. Introduction to the theme of the Dissertation -- 2. The justification of the study -- 3. Some research works in the course of years -- 3.1 Conzelmann: Redaction criticism in Luke and the Apologetic -- 3.2 Yoder and Cassidy: Protagonists of a defiant Luke -- 3.3 Works of recent years -- 3.4 A shift in the Appeasement paradigm -- 4. Relevant Biblical texts for the Dissertation-theme -- 5. Methodological Approach -- Chapter 2 -- 1. The Magnificat and the theme of Power (Lk 1:46-55) -- 1.1 Greek Text -- 1.2 English Translation -- 2. The Context of the Magnificat -- 2.1 Structure and Composition -- 2.1.1 Linguistic proof for the structure -- 2.2 Literary Genre -- 2.3 Literary Criticism -- 3. Tradition and History -- 4. Some Iiteral constructions of immense importance -- 4.1 ἡ ταπείνωσις -- 4.2. Φοβούμενοι του Θεοῦ -- 4.3 Ὑπερήφανοι -- 4.4 καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων -- 5. Redaction Criticism -- 6. Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- 1.The Birth Narrative: Imperial edict and divine fulfilment -- 1.1 Greek Text -- 1.2 English Translation -- 2. The context of the birth narrative -- 2.1 The structure of the text of the birth narrative: Lk 2:1-20 -- 2.2 The literary genre of the micro text -- 2.3 Literary development of the text -- 3. Religio-Historical Perspective -- 3.1 Imperial cult: A guide to the understanding of the text -- 3.1.1 The social and political Aspects of the pax romana -- 3.1.2 Εὐαγγελίζομαι -- 3.1.3 The imperial hegemony of the Roman era -- 3.2 Σωτήρ -- 3.2.1 Σωτήρ in Old Testament and Judaism -- 3.3 Χριστός -- 3.4 Κύριος -- 4. The Lukan profile and theology -- 4.1 The Lukan use of the title "saviour" -- 4.2 The Lukan use of Χριστός -- 4.3 Lukan theology and criticism of the pax Romana -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- 1. The second item of the temptation of Jesus (Luke 4:5-8).

1.1. Greek text -- 1.2. English Translation -- 2. The context of the temptation pericope -- 2.1 The compositional structure of the temptation pericope -- 2.2. Synoptic comparison of the Lukan and Matthean Accounts -- 2.2.1 Historical and relational Questions -- 2.2.2 A hypothetical reconstruction of the Q version -- 3. History and Tradition -- 3.1 A traditional and historical consideration of the Lukan redaction -- 3.1.1 οἰκουμένη -- 3.1.2. Ἐξουσία -- 3.1.3 προσκυνεῖν -- 4. The political theology of Luke in the temptation account -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The social and cultural context of the Temptation Account in Luke -- 4.3. The political and theological message in the Temptation pericope of Luke -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- 1. The Parable of the throne claimant (Lk 19:11-28) -- 1.1. Greek Text -- 1.2. English Translation -- 2. The Context of the parable -- 2.1. Structure and Language -- 2.2 Literary Genre -- 2.3 Synoptic Comparison -- 2.4 Literary Criticism -- 3. Tradition -- 3.1 Redaction Criticism -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- 1. Leadership as service: The advice of Jesus within the last supper in Lk 22:24-30 -- 1.1 Greek Text -- 1.2 English Translation -- 2. Context, Language and Genre of the Text -- 2.1 The structure of the Pericope -- 3. Synoptic Comparison between Luke and Mark -- 3.1 Differences in points of Departure -- 3.2 Text immanent comparison -- 3.2.1 The preoccupation of the Disciples -- 3.3 The theological Yield of the synoptic Comparison -- 4. Tradition and History -- 4.1 Φιλονεικία -- 4.2. Εὐεργέτης -- 4.3 Socio-historical Considerations -- 4.3.1 Νεώτερος -- 4.3.2 Διακονέω -- 4.3.2.1 Διάκονος as a go-between -- 4.3.2.2 The New Testament use of διακονέω κτλ -- 4.3.2.3 Διακονέω κτλ. and the innovations of Luke -- 5. The Twelve and their future judging role in Lk 22:28-30 -- 5.1 Synoptic Comparison.

5.2 Conditions and Content of the Promise -- 5.3 Conclusion -- 6. The political theology of Luke -- 6.1 The Lukan Jesus as ὁ διακονῶν -- 6.2 The political intentions of Luke -- 7. Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- 1. The Hubris of Herod: God's wrath on an arrogant king -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Text and Translation of Acts 12: 20-24 -- 1.2.1 Greek text -- 1.2.2 English Translation -- 2. The Context of the death of Herod -- 2.1 The semantic connections and structure of Acts 12:20-24 -- 2.2 The Literary Genre of Acts 12:20-24 -- 3. Tradition-Criticism -- 3.1 The Account of Josephus -- 3.2 Synoptic Comparison with Josephus -- 3.3 Historical FindingsThe -- 3.3.1 The emergence of the king -- 3.3.2 The speech of Agrippa and its consequence -- 3.4 Nero from the Perspective of History -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4. Redaction Criticism -- 4.1 The theological intention of Luke -- 4.1.1 The offence of Agrippa within the context of Luke-Acts -- 4.1.2 Conclusion -- Chapter 8 -- 1. Conclusion -- 2. Yields from the research -- 3. Proceeds for the day-to-day life -- Bibliography -- Bible Editions -- Primary Aids -- Ancient Greek and Roman Sources -- Epigraphs and Papyri -- Commentaries -- Monographs, Articles and other Contributions.