Pervo sees Luke ’ s work as a “ legitimizing narrative ” because it makes “ a case by telling a story ( or stories )” and serves to legitimate either “ Pauline Christianity ( possibly in rivalry to other interpretations ) or generally as the claim of the Jesus-movement to possess the Israelite heritage .” On the other hand, some scholars greatly disagree with the view of legitimation because they believe that it “ mirror-reads ” Luke ’ s work attempting to uncover the circumstances surrounding Luke ’ s work by over-arguing something that may not be that valid.

On the other hand, folklore can be used to accurately describe a figurative narrative, which has no sacred or religious content.

On Shabbat, Jews recall the Genesis creation narrative in which God creates the Heavens and the Earth in six days and rests on the seventh.

Two other of the most notable books of the 1950s, Jack Kerouac's On the Road ( 1957 ) and J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye ( 1951 ), have been the subject of much debate as to whether or not they make use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

* On the name Novi in History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

On 20 January 1956, he reached # 18 in the UK Singles Chart with a " spoken narrative " recording named " The Shifting Whispering Sands ( Parts 1 & 2 )", which had musical backing by the Ron Goodwin Orchestra and Chorus.

Sacks describes his cases with a wealth of narrative detail, concentrating on the experiences of the patient ( in the case of his A Leg to Stand On, the patient was himself ).

On the other hand, prose poetry can be identified primarily as prose for its reliance on prose's association with narrative and on the expectation of an objective presentation of truth.

On a narrative level, the Song of Roland features extensive use of repetition, parallelism, and thesis-antithesis pairs.

It was through letters and other interactions with his friends that Kerouac decided to write the first person narrative that became On the Road as we know it today.

The term ' blockbuster ' in film generally speaks to the size of both the narrative and the scale of production. On the other hand, a ' blockbuster ' drug generally implies a successfully marketed therapeutic drug.

On the other hand the film as the object of knowledge challenges the usual transitivity on which all the other cinema was based, " undoing its cornerstones: space and time continuity, narrative and grammatical logics, the self-evidence of the represented worlds.

On December 2, 1929, The New York Times called it " a disconnected melodrama ", with " a seldom interesting " narrative.

On a first reading, these clashing registers of discourse are particularly noticeable ; set uncomfortably with the parergon of the allegory, the text's main framework, sit a variety of discourses: an exposition of the various lands of Europe strides the topoi and genres of travel narrative in the first section, whilst later, diplomatic history and the romance ideal chafe against one another when Prince Charles ' visit to Spain is dealt with.

On a larger scale, the whole structure, ordered and sequenced as it is with no apparent extra-musical narrative, is largely a response to Bach.

On other occasions, crossovers between established shows can occur without a network or production commonality, but simply because there is some narrative rationale for the crossover.

On his site The Re-View, Nick Bassett praises " Invincible " for its " narrative journey which showcases Lemar ’ s songwriting talents as well as his impressive vocal.

On his return, he published Voyage en Icarie, ( The Voyage to Icaria ), a narrative blueprint of a communal Utopia, published initially under a pseudonym in 1840.

On the second attempt in Joshua 8, Joshua, who is identified by the narrative as the leader of the Israelites, plans and leads an ambush at the rear of the city on the western side.

" On December 6, 2007, the song " B-13 " was featured during the narrative wrap of Scrubs episode No. 706, " My Number One Doctor.

On its appearance, the New York Times described The Gadget Maker as " the story of a misguided zealot devoted body and soul to the advancement of knowledge " and called it " an absorbing narrative a clear presentation of technological subject-matter, written with stylistic ease and fluidity by an author who is himself a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

On Sunday 16 July 2006 at 2 p. m., Executive Producer John Wild and Script Producer Marcia Gardner sat down with an audience at ACMI in Federation Square in Melbourne to " explore the narrative arc and character development from the first episodes to the final series.

On the publication of his narrative, Voyage au Congo et dans l ' interieur de l ' Afrique Equinoxiale, which occupied three volumes and was accompanied by an elaborate atlas, public enthusiasm ran high.

On the theme in Girlfight: " I was interested in ... Girlfight because I did see her narrative trajectory as being one from emotional paralysis to emotional openness and vulnerability.

On Friday, a day as cloudless and lovely as Thursday had been gray and ugly, the plot of the tournament came clearly into focus.

On this basis, he argues that ethics must focus on ' dialectically integrating opposites ' and balancing tension, rather than seeking a priori validation or certainty.

Philo's works, On the Embassy to Gaius and Flaccus, give some details on Caligula's early reign, but mostly focus on events surrounding the Jewish population in Judea and Egypt with whom he sympathizes.

On Earth, the cold side of any heat engine is limited to being close to the ambient temperature of the environment, or not much lower than 300 Kelvin, so most efforts to improve the thermodynamic efficiencies of various heat engines focus on increasing the temperature of the source, within material limits.

On August 30, 1997, Downey quit his WTAM radio talk show to focus on pursuing legal action against Howard Stern.

On the theoretical side the focus is on understanding to what extent the political positioning of mass media outlets is mainly driven by demand or supply factors.

On defense, New York wanted to be physical with Buffalo's wideouts, and play with extra defensive backs to concentrate on stopping the Bills passing game, while shifting focus away from trying to stop Buffalo's running game.

On July 28, 1920, Harding's general election campaign manager, Albert Lasker, unleashed a broad-based advertising campaign that implemented modern advertising techniques ; the focus was more strategy oriented.

On the other hand, it could focus on a key policy problem that requires a thorough research and action investment.

Although named after Dutch astronomer Willebrord Snellius ( 1580 – 1626 ), the law was first accurately described by the Arab scientist Ibn Sahl at Baghdad court, when in 984 he used the law to derive lens shapes that focus light with no geometric aberrations in the manuscript On Burning Mirrors and Lenses ( 984 ).

The 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche gives prominent focus to what he terms " the Brotherhood of Assassins ", in section 24 of On the Genealogy of Morality.

On 22 January 1996, the Board of Directors of Daimler-Benz decided to focus on its core automobile business and cut ties with Fokker.

On some properties, plans focus on producing quality wood products for processing or sale.

On the other hand, pedologists and geologists did not initially focus on the agronomic applications of the soil characteristics ( edaphic properties ) but upon its relation to the nature and history of landscapes.

On the fundamental science forefront, PNNL ’ s focus on genomics, proteomics, systems biology, chemical and materials sciences is paving the way for the next decade of scientific advancements.

On April 27, 2009, amid ongoing financial problems and restructuring efforts, GM announced it would discontinue the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010 and focus on four core brands in North America: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC.

On the other hand, macromanagement refers to when a player's focus is directed more toward economic development and large-scale strategic maneuvering, allowing time to think and consider possible solutions.

On June 12, 2001, TNT relaunched itself, with a new logo ( by Trollbäck + Company ) and a new slogan, " We Know Drama ," which emphasized the channel's new focus on programming with drama and energy, such as sports and network TV dramas like Angel, Law & Order, Charmed, NYPD Blue, ER, Without a Trace, Alias, Judging Amy, Las Vegas and Cold Case.

Shiva's focus on water has seen her appear in a number of related films: " Ganga from the ground up " a documentary on water issues in the river Ganges ,, Blue Gold: World Water Wars by Sam Bozzo, Irena Salina's documentary Flow: For Love of Water ( in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival ) and the PBS NOW documentary On Thin Ice.

The group would also employ newer production techniques to achieve a more refined studio sound on the albums Sleepwalker ( 1977 ) and Misfits ( 1978 ), as Davies ' focus shifted to wistful ballads of restless alienation (" Life on the Road ", " Misfits "), meditations on the inner lives of obsessed pop fans (" Juke Box Music ", " A Rock & Roll Fantasy "), and exhortations of carpe diem (" Life Goes On ", " Live Life ", " Get Up ").

On the third day following the accident, a hydrogen bubble was discovered in the dome of the pressure vessel, and became the focus of concern.

On the evening of August 26, 1896, Irwin lost his balance and fell from a boat while trying to adjust the focus on his camera.

On October 2, 2006, Lebanon was the focus of a study of rural flight, as local farmer Randall Warner was featured in a New York Times story about the problems faced by communities such as Lebanon.

On December 16, 2004 Skidmore was once again the focus of national attention when Bobbie Jo Stinnett was murdered and had her unborn baby cut from her womb.