RT Article
T1 Recognizing the Gods (Acts 14.8–10)
JF New Testament studies
VO 46
IS 4
SP 488
OP 503
A1 Strelan, Rick 1946-
LA English
YR 2000
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785736817
AB Little attention is given to the stare and the loud voice of Paul in the healing of the cripple in Acts 14.8–10. This article examines these two actions and suggests that far from being incidental in the narrative they help to explain how the Lystrans recognized that ‘the gods have come down’ in Paul and Barnabas. In both Graeco-Roman texts and in Jewish literature, the stare and the loud voice are indicators of the action or presence of the gods. In addition, the command ‘arise’ is commonly given by divine beings in Jewish texts.
DO 10.1017/S002868850000028X