Unmanly men: refigurations of masculinity in Luke-Acts

Introduction: why study men in Luke-Acts?

part 1. Preliminary sketches: masculinity in Luke-Acts and the Greco-Roman world. 1. Masculinity in Luke-Acts. The history of masculinity in Lukan studies ; Luke-Acts and the intersection of masculine mores

2. Masculinity in the Greco-Roman world. Men on top: masculinity and the gender hierarchy ; The body reflects the man: masculinity embodied ; "Mandates" for manly men: power and self-control

part 2. Portraits of unmanly men: minor male characters in Luke-Acts. 3. Preparing the way: Zechariah as a silenced soon-to-be father (Luke I). Zechariah in the birth narrative and beyond ; The reversal begins: Zechariah's "fall" ; An emasculating muteness: Zechariah silenced ; The relegation of paternal power: Zechariah's restoration

4. Propagating the Gospel: the Ethiopian eunuch as an impotent power (Acts 8). The Ethiopian eunuch and "the end of the earth" ; Neither male nor female: The Ethiopian eunuch as an unmanly man ; A lowly "power": the Ethiopian eunuch as a model man

part 3. Snapshots of unmanly men: central male characters in Luke-Acts. 5. An out-of-control convert: Paul on the way to Damascus (Acts 9). An incapacitating conversion: Paul blinded ; The power of God: Paul after his conversion ; Repetitions of God's power: Paul's conversion revisited

6. A crucified Lord: Jesus on the way to the cross (Luke 22-23). Prelude to crucifixion: Jesus as fully God and fully "man" ; Passion and crucifixion: Jesus' journey to the cross ; Postlude to crucifixion: Jesus as the crucified, risen Lord

Conclusion: God, men, and power in Luke-Acts. Lukan masculinity in the Greco-Roman world ; Lukan masculinity today.