Early Christianity developed in a world where moral significance was often judged based upon physical appearance alone. Exploring the manifestations of this anc

This scholarly but accessible study examines the relationship between physical appearance and moral character.

"Parsons and Pervo argue that singular authorship of Luke and Acts (which they accept) does not automatically imply generic, narrative, and theological 'unity.'

Reading Luke-Acts through the lens of Greco-Roman physiognomics, this is a study of the use of physical descriptions in characterization in the biblical texts.

"This enormously useful volume presents a 'world' of information and theoretical perspectives that have become indispensable for contextual exegesis of Luke-Act