Hodological Space in the Acts Narrative
This study is an attempt to highlight the geographical perspective that was current in the New Testament world: a hodological understanding of space, which represents the ancient people’s worldview, and can be a clue to interpreting Acts also. This article argues that Acts reveals the linearity of h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| In: |
The expository times
Year: 2023, Volume: 134, Issue: 12, Pages: 527-538 |
| Further subjects: | B
Rome
B itinerary B periplus B Paul B hodological space B Acts |
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| Summary: | This study is an attempt to highlight the geographical perspective that was current in the New Testament world: a hodological understanding of space, which represents the ancient people’s worldview, and can be a clue to interpreting Acts also. This article argues that Acts reveals the linearity of hodological space through the geographical movement of the apostles to the end of earth. Luke constructs a linear narrative, that is, a straight line on which he arranges a number of cities and places. Acts is composed of a series of paths from the preface to the final scene, but those paths are condensed within a single path from Jerusalem to Rome. From this hodological reading, the essay claims that Luke guides his audience to the final destination of Rome, which is hidden away as a surprise. That might be a reason why Luke places Rome at the end of Paul’s entire itinerary. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00145246231174984 |