Proofs of the Divine: Luke’s Use of TEKMHPION in Acts 1:3 in Light of Herodotus’ Description of the Battle of Mycale (Hist. 9.100.2)
In Acts 1:3, the author claims that Jesus had shown himself alive ‘by many proofs’ (ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις). Phrases containing τεκμήριον (a NT hapax) qualified by πολύς have a long textual history. Reference works, however, do not discuss the closest rhetorical and theological parallel to the occurr...
| Subtitles: | Proofs of the Divine: Luke’s Use of TEKMĒRION in Acts 1:3 in Light of Herodotus’ Description of the Battle of Mycale (Hist. 9.100.2) |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-61 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 1,3
/ Herodotus, Historiae
/ Greek language
/ Noun
/ tekmērion
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament TB Antiquity |
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| Summary: | In Acts 1:3, the author claims that Jesus had shown himself alive ‘by many proofs’ (ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις). Phrases containing τεκμήριον (a NT hapax) qualified by πολύς have a long textual history. Reference works, however, do not discuss the closest rhetorical and theological parallel to the occurrence of τεκμήριον in Acts, which is found in Herodotus’ description of the battle of Mycale (Histories 9.100.2) in a metaleptic aside about proofs of divine intervention in human history: Δῆλα δὴ πολλοῖσι τεκμηρίοισι ἐστὶ τὰ θεῖα τῶν πρηγμάτων. Given the theologically charged nature of Luke-Acts and the Histories, this rich parallel illustrates well both projects and evinces plausible Herodotean influence on Luke’s historiographical erudition. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flac017 |