Kollēthéntɛs in Acts 17.34 and the Establishment of the Athenian Church
It is commonly stated that while the author of Acts records some conversions that resulted from Paul's Athenian ministry, it is unlikely that a church was established in the city. This article argues, through an analysis of the use of the κολλάω word family in Luke-Acts, the Septuagint, early C...
| Published in: | New Testament studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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New Testament studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 188-205 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 17,34
/ Athens
/ Founding
/ Church
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Church
B κολληθέντɛς B Athens B join B Achaia B Acts of the Apostles |
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| Summary: | It is commonly stated that while the author of Acts records some conversions that resulted from Paul's Athenian ministry, it is unlikely that a church was established in the city. This article argues, through an analysis of the use of the κολλάω word family in Luke-Acts, the Septuagint, early Christian writings and other relevant texts, that Luke uses the participle κολληθέντɛς as a way of signifying that a Christian community was indeed gathered together in Athens at this time. Leaving other social groups to join Paul and the other new believers, the new group is fused together by their shared faith, forming a new faith community in this ancient city. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688521000382 |