Identifying Leaders: The African Eunuch as a Model of Christian Leadership
Luke’s account of the African eunuch in Acts 8:26-40 provides for the modern reader a glimpse into how the early church recognised its leaders. Using socio-rhetorical criticism, the ideological texture of the passage is studied, distinguishing principles within the text similar to the modern theoret...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| In: |
Neotestamentica
Year: 2016, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 247-267 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ideology
B Africa B Church leadership B Acts of the Apostles B Eunuch |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Luke’s account of the African eunuch in Acts 8:26-40 provides for the modern reader a glimpse into how the early church recognised its leaders. Using socio-rhetorical criticism, the ideological texture of the passage is studied, distinguishing principles within the text similar to the modern theoretical concepts of organisational identity and leadership identification. Drawn from the ideology of Luke are recommendations on using identity as indication of leadership development. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/neo.2016.0044 |
