Toward a Theology of Acts: Reading and Rereading

To see in Acts only the triumphalist theology of a God who overruns all opposition is to miss the equally strong emphasis in this narrative on the rejection of the gospel and the persecution of its apostles; both are needed if Acts' theology is to be correctly understood.

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Main Author: Gaventa, Beverly Roberts 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1988
In: Interpretation
Year: 1988, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 146-157
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Summary:To see in Acts only the triumphalist theology of a God who overruns all opposition is to miss the equally strong emphasis in this narrative on the rejection of the gospel and the persecution of its apostles; both are needed if Acts' theology is to be correctly understood.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096438804200204