id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt hm50tq59x0t Kindalee Pfremmer De Long Surprised by God: Praise Responses in the Narrative of Luke-Acts 2007 .txt text/plain 347 15 39 Vigorous praise responds first to angelic revelation, builds in response to healing miracles, and reaches a climax as Jesus approaches Jerusalem. In all three narratives, praise responses by characters introduce and resolve narrative tensions; mark climactic moments in the plots; show recognition of divine beneficence; interpret characters' experiences as paradigmatic for their communities; and to varying degrees, link these experiences with expectations about Israel's eschatological restoration. cache/hm50tq59x0t.txt txt/hm50tq59x0t.txt