Abstract
The prominent role of prayer, as well as the temple, in Luke’s double work has often been highlighted by scholars who are concerned with Luke–Acts as a literary and theological project. However, the problems related to the temple as a place of prayer have rarely been raised in this context. The present article seeks to address this issue within the context of Luke’s story-world and overall agenda. The thesis of this article is that Acts’ narrative presentation of the temple as a place of prayer is a part of the general apologetical strategy of Luke–Acts; it is a part of Luke’s attempt to define the Christian church vis-à-vis Judaism, which involves stressing both continuity and discontinuity.
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