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

Matson, David

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.

Edition details

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