The portrait of Philip in Acts : a study of roles and relations /
Appraisals of early Christian leaders in Acts typically neglect or minimize the contribution of Philip the evangelist. This study establishes Philip''s pivotal place in the overall structure of Luke-Acts, stressing the significance of his roles as the first missionary to the marginalized S...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Tesis Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Sheffield :
JSOT Press,
1992.
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Colección: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
67. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Appraisals of early Christian leaders in Acts typically neglect or minimize the contribution of Philip the evangelist. This study establishes Philip''s pivotal place in the overall structure of Luke-Acts, stressing the significance of his roles as the first missionary to the marginalized Samaritians and ''God-fearers'' of a charismatic prophet in the tradition of Moses and Elijah, and a versatile servant in both domestic/diaconal and itinerant/kerygmatic capacities. This investigation utilizes close literary analysis of the Lukan narrative informed by social-historical assessments of the ancie. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780567034601 0567034607 |