Revision of the author's doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, May 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-227) and indexes.

Ch.1. Introduction -- Situating the research -- Survey of previous studies -- Establishing the boundary -- Methodology -- The plan of the present study -- Ch.2. Passover in the early Jewish writings -- Point of departure : the Passover story of Exodus 12:1--13:16 -- The story of Passover in other OT texts -- Jubilee -- Ezekiel the Tragedian (Exagoge) -- The wisdom of Solomon -- Philo of Alexandria -- Liber antiquitatum biblicarum -- Josephus -- The New Testament writings -- Synthesis -- Ch.3. Reading the passion through the Passover -- Setting the stage : the expectation of the Exodus liberation in Luke -- The Passover framing of Luke 22:1--20 -- Passover and the plan to kill Jesus (Luke 22:1--6) -- The preparation of the Passover (Luke 22:7--13) -- Words over the Passover (Luke 22:14--18) -- Words over the Eucharist (Luke 22:19--20) -- Closing the stage : the realisation of the Exodus expectation -- Synthesis : the shaping of the Passover-passion pairing -- Ch.4. Passover in the infancy narrative -- Setting the stage : the Exodus theme in Zechariah's hymn (Luke 1:67--79) -- Jesus' first Passover : a story of prefiguration? (Luke 2:41--52) -- Ch.5. Parousia and the Passover vigil -- The girded loins : Parousia and the Passover-like vigil -- Passover the (wrong) expectation of the Parousia : Luke 17:20--37 -- Conclusion : from Passover to Parousia -- Ch.6. Passover and the rescue narratives of Peter and Paul -- The parallel lives of Jesus, Peter, and Paul -- The rescue narrative of Peter (Acts 12) -- The rescue narrative of Paul (Acts 27) -- Ch.7. Concluding synthesis -- The presence of the Passover theme -- The Lukan usage of the Passover elements -- The significance of the Passover in Luke-Acts.

Most studies on the theme of Passover in the Gospel of Luke have been confined to the story of the Last Supper (Luke 22:1--20). Dany Christopher, on the contrary, seeks to show where, how, and why Luke uses the theme of Passover throughout his two writings (Luke-Acts)

Within Lukan scholarship, studies on the theme of Passover have mostly been confined to the pericope of the Last Supper (Luke 22:1-20). Few have ventured outside it and explored the presence, let alone the significance, of the theme in other passages throughout Luke-Acts. Thus, the aim of this study by Dany Christopher is to show where, how, and why Luke appropriates the theme of Passover in his writings. The author proposes that besides the passion narrative, allusions to Passover can be found in three other sets of passages: the infancy narrative, the Parousia discourses in Luke 12 and Luke 17, and the rescue stories of Peter (Acts 12) and Paul (Acts 27). He shows that the theme of Passover plays a major role in how Luke structures his narratives and conveys the message of God's salvation. -- From publisher's description.