Household conversion narratives in Acts: pattern and interpretation

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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 …

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Full title :Household conversion narratives in Acts : pattern and interpretation / David Lertis Matson.

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Publication Date:©1996.

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Publisher(s):Sheffield Academic Press
Place of Publication:Sheffield, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1996.

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Description:1 online resource (224 pages)

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ISBN:9780567233325, 0567233324, 1283195348, 9781283195348
oclc:ocn741691415
LC Classification:BS2625.2
Dewey Decimal:226.6/067

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 th…

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Bekehrung Bibel, Apostelgeschichte Bibel, Lukasevangelium Bible., Acts Bible., New Testament Christianity Conversion -- Biblical teaching Conversion -- Enseignement biblique Criticism, interpretation, etc Handelingen der Apostelen (bijbelboek) Haushalt RELIGION -- Biblical Studies Zending