RT Article
T1 Kollēthéntɛs in Acts 17.34 and the Establishment of the Athenian Church
JF New Testament studies
VO 68
IS 2
SP 188
OP 205
A1 Evans, David A.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1796143723
AB 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.
K1 Achaia
K1 Acts of the Apostles
K1 Athens
K1 Church
K1 join
K1 κολληθέντɛς
DO 10.1017/S0028688521000382