Luke's portrait of Paul
The purpose of this book is to seek a fuller understanding of how the characterisation of Paul in Acts would have been perceived by those who first read or heard the Lucan narrative. As the author makes clear, the careful reader of Acts should be amazed at the way St Paul is portrayed therein. Dr Le...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1993.
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| In: | Year: 1993 |
| Reviews: | REVIEWS (1994) (Burridge, Richard A.)
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| Series/Journal: | Society for New Testament Studies monograph series
77 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paul Apostle
/ Acts of the Apostles
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Paul the Apostle, Saint
B Bible B Luke B Sociology, Biblical B Paul B Bible. Acts Criticism, interpretation, etc B Paul ; the Apostle, Saint B Bible ; Acts ; Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521433167 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this book is to seek a fuller understanding of how the characterisation of Paul in Acts would have been perceived by those who first read or heard the Lucan narrative. As the author makes clear, the careful reader of Acts should be amazed at the way St Paul is portrayed therein. Dr Lentz demonstrates, through a careful examination of particular texts, the great improbability that a Jew of strict Pharisaic background would have held, let alone been proud of, Roman citizenship and citizenship of the city of Tarsus. By investigating the social and legal expectations of the first century, the author shows that Paul is seen to be deferred to in matters of legal minutiae by those in positions of authority. He is given high social status and abundant moral virtue in order to attract to Christianity the high-ranking citizen who would recognise in Paul the classical cardinal virtues. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511520387 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511520389 |