First Christian Historian - Writing the ''Acts of the Apostles''

Informationen zum Autor DANIEL MARGUERAT is Professor of New Testament Studies at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Klappentext This book is an original evaluation of Luke's reliability as the first historian of Christianity. Zusammenfassung Luke is considered the first historian of Christianity! but his reliability is vigorously disputed among scholars. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by setting his evaluation of Luke's talent as a historian firmly within the framework of ancient historiography! the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. How Luke wrote history; 2. A narrative of beginnings; 3. The unity of Luke-Acts: the task of reading; 4. A Christianity between Jerusalem and Rome; 5. The God of Acts; 6. The work of the spirit; 7. Jews and Christians in conflict; 8. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5.1-11): the original sin; 9. Saul's conversion (Acts 9-22-26); 10. The enigma of the end of Acts (26.16-31); 11. Travels and travelers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Marguerat, Daniel (Universite De Lausanne Marguerat, Marguerat Daniel
• Con la collaborazione di: John Court (Editore), Bauckham Richard (Traduzione), Gregory J. Laughery (Traduzione), Laughery Gregory J. (Traduzione), Ken McKinney (Traduzione), McKinney Ken (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.12.2004
• EAN: 9780521609494
• ISBN: 978-0-521-60949-4
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Society for New Testament Stud; Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations