Household Conversion Narratives in Acts: Pattern and Interpretation: No. 123 (The Library of New Testament Studies) - Hardcover

Matson, David

 
9781850755869: Household Conversion Narratives in Acts: Pattern and Interpretation: No. 123 (The Library of New Testament Studies)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1850755868 ISBN 13: 9781850755869
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996

Synopsis

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 Cornelius, Lydia, the Roman jailer and Crispus comprise a pattern of evangelistic activity that provides a common framework for their interpretation. Repetition and variation of the pattern offer important clues for the way each story functions within the wider context of Acts, opening up new lines of interpretation as well as new levels of unity/disunity between the Lukan writings.

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About the Author

David L. Matson is Senior Minister, Westwood Hills Christian Church, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1850755868
ISBN 13 
9781850755869
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
226