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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 123 |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 123.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Justification of Study; Purpose of Study; Method of Study; Outline of Study; Part I: THE PATTERN ESTABLISHED: THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE; Chapter 2 THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION OF THE SEVENTY-TWO; Introduction; A Lukan Creation; Prefigurement of the Mission in Acts; Structure and Analysis of Discourse; The Pattern of the Household Mission; Strategies of the Lukan Narrator; Conclusion; Chapter 3 THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION OF THE LUKAN JESUS; Introduction; Jesus Enters the House |
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Jesus Converts a Household: The Story of Zacchaeus (19.1-10)Jesus Stays in the House; Conclusion; Part II: THE PATTERN IMPLEMENTED: HOUSEHOLD CONVERSIONS IN THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES; Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS; Introduction; Preliminary Considerations; Narrative Context; Pattern and Variation; Narrative Function; Conclusion; Chapter 5 THE HOUSEHOLD CONVERSIONS OF LYDIA, THE ROMAN JAILER, ANDCRISPUS; Introduction; The Conversion of Lydia and her Household (16.11-15); The Conversion of the Roman Jailer and his Household (16.25-34) |
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The Conversion of Crispus and his Household (18.1-11)Conclusion; Chapter 6 CONCLUSION; The Summary of the Pattern in Luke and Acts; The Function of the Pattern in Acts; The Pattern and the Narrative Unity of ''Luke-Acts''; Contributions of Study; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Summary |
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 inter |
| Analysis |
Christianity Scriptures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Acts -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Acts fast |
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Bibel Apostelgeschichte gnd |
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Bibel Lukasevangelium gnd |
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Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram |
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Conversion -- Biblical teaching
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
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Conversion -- Biblical teaching
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Haushalt
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Bekehrung
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Handelingen der Apostelen (bijbelboek)
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Zending.
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Conversion -- Enseignement biblique.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567233325 |
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0567233324 |
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1283195348 |
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9781283195348 |
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