Luke-Acts and the Imperial Cult: A Way Through the Conundrum?
This article points out the serious difficulties inherent in trying to relate Luke-Acts to the imperial cult. Having acknowledged such difficulties, the attempt is made nonetheless to relate concretely Luke-Acts to the cult on the basis of the significance of Acts 10.36 for Luke-Acts as a whole and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2005
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2005, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 279-300 |
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| Summary: | This article points out the serious difficulties inherent in trying to relate Luke-Acts to the imperial cult. Having acknowledged such difficulties, the attempt is made nonetheless to relate concretely Luke-Acts to the cult on the basis of the significance of Acts 10.36 for Luke-Acts as a whole and its potential impact upon auditors in the ancient Mediterranean world. The implications of this impact are then addressed and a material connection to other early Christian evidence is tentatively suggested. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X05052507 |