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  1. Persuasion and Force in Acts
    A Response to C. Kavin Rowe
    Author: Edsall, Benjamin A.
    Published: [2016]

    The present study explores the dynamic of persuasion and force in Acts in the context of Greco-Roman and Jewish political thought, with special reference to 4 Maccabees. It also constitutes a response to C. Kavin Rowe's argument for two closely... more

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    The present study explores the dynamic of persuasion and force in Acts in the context of Greco-Roman and Jewish political thought, with special reference to 4 Maccabees. It also constitutes a response to C. Kavin Rowe's argument for two closely related points, namely, that Acts rejects statecraft and that it leaves no room for coercion, which conflicts with the nature of Jesus as Lord ( World Upside Down). After first clarifying what is at stake for Rowe theologically, I survey the themes of persuasion and force in Acts, arguing that the early Christian community is portrayed in terms of the ideal polity. A fundamental element of this portrayal is the fact that Acts shows the early Christian leaders to be extremely persuasive, divinely inspired, while Jewish, Greek, and Roman leaders resort to force in an effort to stop the expansion of the gospel. This is supplemented by a brief discussion of 4 Maccabees. Finally, 1 demonstrate that Acts preserves a place for force in the context of the Christian community in the elements of divinely initiated force evident in the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, among other events. I conclude that the dynamic of persuasion and force, along with other civic themes, belies Rowe's argument that Acts rejects "statecraft" and coercion, showing that both points are problematized rather than proven by the narrative of Acts in its ancient context of Greco-Roman political thought.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly; Washington, DC : Catholic University of America Press, 1939; 78(2016), 3, Seite 483-499

    Subjects: Gewalt; Rhetorik; 4 Maccabees; Acts; ancient political discourse; ATTITUDES; coercion; DURESS (Law); GREEKS; HISTORY; JEWS; JEWS' attitudes; MACCABEES; persuasion; PERSUASION (Psychology); political force; ROMANS; ROWE, C. Kavin
  2. Seeing Visions
    The Persuasive Power of Sight in the Acts of the Apostles
    Author: Prince, Deborah Thompson
    Published: [2018]

    Visions play a central role in Acts, as evidenced in the Joel quotation in Peter's Pentecost speech (Acts 2.17). Although the speeches have received more scholarly attention, the many vision accounts reveal an emphasis on sight that is often... more

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    Visions play a central role in Acts, as evidenced in the Joel quotation in Peter's Pentecost speech (Acts 2.17). Although the speeches have received more scholarly attention, the many vision accounts reveal an emphasis on sight that is often overlooked by interpreters focused on the prevalence of speech. This article explores the sensory nature of the narratives at the center of Acts, the visions of Saul and Ananias (ch. 9) and Cornelius and Peter (ch. 10), in order to clarify (1) the complex relationship of seeing and hearing in Hellenistic literature, and (2) the rhetorical function of these visions in the narrative of Acts. A brief review of ancient rhetorical and historical literature demonstrates a strong relationship between seeing and hearing in persuasive communication. This subtle interplay between vision and word is evident in the visions of Acts and is a key component of their rhetorical effectiveness.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament; London : Sage, 1978; 40(2018), 3, Seite 337-359; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: APOSTLES; Acts; BIBLE. Acts; Luke-Acts; PENTECOST; Paul; Peter; RHETORICAL criticism; VISIONS; rhetorical criticism; visions
  3. A Lost Page of Codex Bezae
    Traces of the Bezan Greek Text of Acts 10.4-9
    Author: Hixson, Elijah
    Published: [2018]

    Codex Bezae lacks the Greek text of Acts 10.4-14, but the Latin text survives on fol. 455a. Damage to the manuscript has caused traces of ink from the now-lost Greek text to be transferred onto the Latin page of Acts 10.4-14. They preserve a mirror... more

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    Codex Bezae lacks the Greek text of Acts 10.4-14, but the Latin text survives on fol. 455a. Damage to the manuscript has caused traces of ink from the now-lost Greek text to be transferred onto the Latin page of Acts 10.4-14. They preserve a mirror image of text from fol. 454b, the facing page at the time of the damage. By reversing high-resolution images of fol. 455a with photo-editing software, the offset ink can be deciphered. As a result, the surviving Greek text from Acts 10.4-9 in Codex Bezae is published here for the first time.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: New Testament studies; Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954; 64(2018), 2, Seite 213-230; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Acts; Codex Bezae; D-text; Western text; digital humanities; textual criticism
  4. Magie und Apokalyptik im Zentrum lukanischer Geschichtsschreibung
    Historizität am Beispiel von Apg 13.6-12
    Author: Al-Suadi, Soham
    Published: [2015]

    Acts 13.6-12 has been viewed as highly significant in the debate about the historicity of Acts, since the beginnings of the Pauline mission among the Gentiles are supposed to be rooted here, and the story illustrates Paul's self-understanding as an... more

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    Acts 13.6-12 has been viewed as highly significant in the debate about the historicity of Acts, since the beginnings of the Pauline mission among the Gentiles are supposed to be rooted here, and the story illustrates Paul's self-understanding as an apostle. On the other hand, signs of literary creativity of the author with regard to the overall theological concept and the controversy about miracles, magic and apocalyptic traditions are clearly seen in this section that seem to contradict the description of the beginnings of the Pauline mission. This paper explores the apparent contradiction in the debate about the historicity of Luke-Acts in general and Acts 13.6-12 in particular, and shows that magic and apocalypticism can be incorporated within the ancient understanding of historical verification. Apg 13.6-12 wird im Zusammenhang mit der Historizitätsdebatte der Apostelgeschichte ein hoher Stellenwert zugesprochen, da hier die Anfänge der paulinischen Mission unter den Heiden vermutet werden und die Erzählung das paulinische Selbstverständnis als Apostel illustriert. Zudem werden gerade in diesem Abschnitt Anzeichen der literarischen Kreativität des Autors hinsichtlich des theologischen Gesamtkonzepts und der Thematisierung von Wundern, Magie und Apokalyptik deutlich, die der Darstellung der Anfänge der paulinischen Mission zu widersprechen scheinen. Dieser Aufsatz wird dem vermeintlichen Widerspruch in der Historizitätsdebatte des lukanischen Doppelwerks im Allgemeinen und Apg 13.6-12 im Besonderen nachgehen und zeigen, dass Magie und Apokalyptik durchaus im antiken Sinn von historischer Verifikation verstanden werden können.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: New Testament studies; Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954; 61(2015), 4, Seite 482-504; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Acts; apocalypticism; historiography; magic; mission among the Gentiles
  5. Protagonisten? Die Rolle der Zeugen Jesu in der Apostelgeschichte
    Author: Lang, Maria B.
    Published: [2016]

    At first glance, the apostles and the other messengers of the Gospel appear to be the protagonists in the plot of Acts. However, seen within the context of Greco-Roman modes of characterisation, their roles prove to be a subtle reference to the... more

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    At first glance, the apostles and the other messengers of the Gospel appear to be the protagonists in the plot of Acts. However, seen within the context of Greco-Roman modes of characterisation, their roles prove to be a subtle reference to the divine guidance. An analysis of how Peter, Paul and the other witnesses enter and leave the narrative stage, how they interact and how their appearance is depicted leads to the insight that their roles are meant to be relative, functional and transparent. They thus refer to the Risen Lord as the real protagonist of Acts. Auf den ersten Blick erscheinen die Apostel und die anderen Boten des Evangeliums als Protagonisten der Apostelgeschichte. Im Kontext griechisch-römischer Figurencharakterisierung erweist sich ihre Rolle jedoch als subtiler Verweis auf die göttliche Führung. Eine Analyse, wie Petrus, Paulus und die übrigen Zeugen die Erzählbühne betreten und verlassen, wie sie interagieren und charakterisiert werden, zeigt die deutliche Relativierung, Funktionalität und Transparenz ihrer Rolle. Sie verweisen damit auf den erhöhten Herrn als eigentliche Hauptfigur der Apostelgeschichte.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: New Testament studies; Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1954; 62(2016), 3, Seite 418-438; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Acts; Christology; ancient rhetoric; characters in Acts; narratology; witness
  6. The Rhetoric of Interruption
    Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative
    Author: Smith, Daniel Lynwood
    Published: [2012]; ©2012
    Publisher:  De Gruyter, Berlin ; Boston

    Why are so many speakers interrupted in Luke and in Acts? For nearly a century, scholars have noted the presence of interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles, but explanations of its function have been limited and often contradictory. A more... more

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    Why are so many speakers interrupted in Luke and in Acts? For nearly a century, scholars have noted the presence of interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles, but explanations of its function have been limited and often contradictory. A more effective approach involves grounding the analysis of Luke-Acts within a larger understanding of how interruption functions in a wide variety of literary settings. An extensive survey of ancient Greek narratives (epics, histories, and novels) reveals the forms, frequency, and functions of interruption in Greek authors who lived and wrote between the eighth-century B.C.E. and the second-century C.E.This comparative study suggests that the frequent interruptions of Jesus and his followers in Luke 4:28; Acts 4:1; 7:54-57; 13:48; etc., are designed both to highlight the pivotal closing words of the discourses and to draw attention to the ways in which the early Christian gospel was received. In the end, the interrupted discourses are best understood not as historical accidents, but as rhetorical exclamation points intended to highlight key elements of the early Christian message and their varied reception by Jews and Gentiles

     
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  7. Syntactical evidence of Semitic sources in Greek documents
    Author: Martin, Raymond A.
    Published: [1974]
    Publisher:  Printing Department, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana

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    ISBN: 0884140385
    RVK Categories: BC 1066 ; BC 7525
    DDC Categories: 400; 220
    Series: Septuagint and cognate studies ; 3
    Subjects: Array; Array
    Scope: vi, 165 Seiten, Diagramme, 21 cm
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  8. The prophet like Moses (Dt 18:15–22)
    Some trajectories in the history of interpretation
    Author: Stenschke, Christoph W.
    Published: 2021

    This article traces some of the trajectories of the Deuteronomic announcement of a ‘prophet like Moses’. After examining its meaning in the immediate context, the article first traces references to this figure in early Jewish sources. It then... more

     

    This article traces some of the trajectories of the Deuteronomic announcement of a ‘prophet like Moses’. After examining its meaning in the immediate context, the article first traces references to this figure in early Jewish sources. It then examines how Jesus is portrayed as the prophet of Deuteronomy 18 in the Gospels. What is meant when people ask whether Jesus could be the prophet? Would he himself identify with this figure through word and deed? What implications would such an identification have had for his contemporaries? Why does this designation only appear rarely outside of the Gospels? A further trajectory is the quotation of Deuteronomy 18:15,19 in Acts 3:22-23. What is meant by Peter’s identification of Jesus as the prophet like Moses? What does Peter link with the acceptance and rejection of this prophet? How has Luke altered the text of Deuteronomy in the application of this prediction to Jesus? The article closes with a summary and suggests implications for the understanding of early Christian rhetoric, of Israel’s response and of prophets in today’s church and society.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article is placed within the discipline of biblical studies and Jewish studies (for the reception history in early Judaism). An in-depth study of the reception of the Deuteronomic prophet like Moses in Acts 3, where the prediction is explicitly quoted and declared to be fulfilled in Jesus Christ, reveals how this reference functions for the Christology of Acts, its proclamation of the Gospel and its understanding of Israel. Those revering Moses must now listen to Jesus. To reject Jesus means to forfeit one’s membership in the people of God. This challenges studies which do not pay sufficient attention to this claim.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia; Pretoria : Univ., 1995; 42(2021), 1, Seite 1-11; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Acts; Deuteronomy; Gospels; Moses; Peter.; prophecy; prophets