TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons, Mikeal C.
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TI  - Body and character in Luke and Acts
SN  - 9780801028854
U1  - 226.406 
CY  - Michigan, U.S.A
KW  - Physiognomy -- Biblical teaching
N2  - In the ancient world, it was commonly believed that outward appearance provided clues to inner character. The `science` relating physical appearance to moral character is called physiognomy. Mikeal Parsons shows how a number of interesting episodes in Luke and Acts draw upon physiognomy only to subvert it. For example, short physical stature was an indicator of small-mindedness. After his encounter with Jesus, Zacchaeus is still short physically
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