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Household conversion narratives in Acts : pattern and interpretation

By Matson , David Lertis

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic;Bloomsbury T&T Clark;Sheffield Academic Press
Year
1996
ISBN
1-85075-586-8, 9781850755869, 9780567233325, 0567233324, 9781283195348, 1283195348
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11787359 bytes)
Series
Library of New Testament Studies;Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 123
Edition
First Edition
Pages
224\225
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

Using features of the narrative-critical method, this book offers an innovative approach to a notable phenomenon in the book of Acts: the conversion of entire households to the Christian faith. When viewed against the household mission of the seventy(-two) messengers in Luke, the stories of Cornelius, Lydia, the Roman jailer and Crispus comprise a pattern of evangelistic activity that provides a common framework for their interpretation. Repetition and variation of the pattern offer important clues for the way each story functions within the wider context of Acts, opening up new lines of interpretation as well as new levels of unity/disunity between the Lukan writings.

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