JOÃO PAULO THOMAZ DE AQUINO is a professor of New Testament at Andrew Jumper Graduate Center, Brazil, where he has taught for thirteen years, and at JMC Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Brazil. He has a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Illinois, USA, and his current research interests are primarily on Luke-Acts, union with Christ, the office of deacon, and the three offices of Christ. He is the author of a number of books, scholarly articles and essays, and book reviews, and serves as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil and senior pastor of JMC Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Thomaz de Aquino has given us a fine study of the neglected theme of land justice in Luke-Acts, a theme with considerable modern relevance. He identifies numerous places where the Roman and Jewish social settings ""color"" the reading of key passages, and thus helps us read Luke-Acts in fresh ways. Warmly recommended! Steve Walton, PhD Senior Research Fellow in New Testament, Trinity College, Bristol, UK While many have explored Lukan wealth ethics, Thomaz de Aquino makes a powerful argument that the land is central to Jesus's vision of discipleship. Readers of this work will not only find careful analysis of the Lukan writings but will also be able to situate Jesus's teachings within the historical and social realities of the Roman Empire. Joshua Jipp, PhD Director of the Henry Center for Theological Understanding, Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Illinois, USA