The contrasting structure of Acts 12:5−17: A spatial reading

The episode of Peter’s rescue from prison in Acts 12:5–17 occupies an intriguing position in the narrative of Acts as a whole. Scholars hold differing views on the episode’s function. These views range from seeing the episode as a hermeneutical key to the work as a whole to making no discernable dif...

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Main Author: Van der Bergh, Ronald H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2013
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 69, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Narratology
B Spatiality
B Rhoda
B Character
B Peter
B Rettungswunder Narratives
B Contrast
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