Household conversion narratives in Acts : pattern and interpretation /
Using features of the narrative-critical method, this book offers an innovative approach to a notable phenomenon in the book of Acts: the conversion of entire households to the Christian faith. When viewed against the household mission of the seventy( -two) messengers in Luke, the stories of Corneli...
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| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
1996
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Justification of Study; Purpose of Study; Method of Study; Outline of Study; Part I: THE PATTERN ESTABLISHED: THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE; Chapter 2 THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION OF THE SEVENTY-TWO; Introduction; A Lukan Creation; Prefigurement of the Mission in Acts; Structure and Analysis of Discourse; The Pattern of the Household Mission; Strategies of the Lukan Narrator; Conclusion; Chapter 3 THE HOUSEHOLD MISSION OF THE LUKAN JESUS; Introduction; Jesus Enters the House.
- Jesus Converts a Household: The Story of Zacchaeus (19.1-10)Jesus Stays in the House; Conclusion; Part II: THE PATTERN IMPLEMENTED: HOUSEHOLD CONVERSIONS IN THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES; Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS; Introduction; Preliminary Considerations; Narrative Context; Pattern and Variation; Narrative Function; Conclusion; Chapter 5 THE HOUSEHOLD CONVERSIONS OF LYDIA, THE ROMAN JAILER, ANDCRISPUS; Introduction; The Conversion of Lydia and her Household (16.11-15); The Conversion of the Roman Jailer and his Household (16.25-34).
- The Conversion of Crispus and his Household (18.1-11)Conclusion; Chapter 6 CONCLUSION; The Summary of the Pattern in Luke and Acts; The Function of the Pattern in Acts; The Pattern and the Narrative Unity of ''Luke-Acts''; Contributions of Study; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.
