F. Scott Spencer

The Portrait of Philip in Acts

A Study of Roles and Relations

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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 ancient Mediterranean world to create a comprehensive, mul… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-567-03460-1
EAN: 9780567034601
Produktnummer: 16997291
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 15'480 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

F. Scott Spencer is Professor of New Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia and is the author of The Portrait of Philip in Acts: A Study of Roles and Relations and Acts. He is the Chair of the New Testament section for the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion.ission for the Study of Religion.