Download or read book Portraits of Paul s Performance in the Book of Acts written by Arco Den Heijer and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Book of Acts depicts Paul as a commanding speaker to both Jewish and Greco-Roman audiences. Based on an analysis of five episodes of Acts, Arco den Heijer suggests that this depiction of Paul served to counter negative views of Christians in both Roman and Jewish circles."--

Download or read book Paul His Letters and Acts Library of Pauline Studies written by Thomas E. Phillips and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aside from Jesus, the Apostle Paul had the greatest formative influence on the early Christian movement. Yet who was this passionate missionary who carried the message of Christ throughout the Mediterranean world? The New Testament writings give us not one but two portraits of Paul. We read numerous details of Paul's life and relationships in the Book of Acts and we also find an additional set of details about Paul's activities in his letters. Yet how consistent are these two portraits? And which one gives us the most accurate picture of the historical Paul? In this volume Thomas E. Phillips examines the portrayals of Paul in recent biblical scholarship in the light of these two major NT portraits. Believing the apostolic conference at Jerusalem to be a watershed event, Phillips draws conclusions that help contemporary readers get a more accurate picture of Paul.

Download or read book Luke s Portrait of Paul written by John Clayton Lentz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to seek a fuller understanding of how the characterisation of Paul in Acts would have been perceived by those who first read or heard the Lucan narrative. As the author makes clear, the careful reader of Acts should be amazed at the way St Paul is portrayed therein. Dr Lentz demonstrates, through a careful examination of particular texts, the great improbability that a Jew of strict Pharisaic background would have held, let alone been proud of, Roman citizenship and citizenship of the city of Tarsus. By investigating the social and legal expectations of the first century, the author shows that Paul is seen to be deferred to in matters of legal minutiae by those in positions of authority. He is given high social status and abundant moral virtue in order to attract to Christianity the high-ranking citizen who would recognise in Paul the classical cardinal virtues.

Download or read book Paul the Accused written by Marie Eloise Rosenblatt and published by Michael Glazier Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at Paul as Luke presents him--as witness and accused--Luke's objective of dramatizing the movement of the Gospel from a religious to a secular sphere emerges.

Download or read book A Portrait of Paul written by James Alexander Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Review of Biblical Literature 2023 written by Alicia J. Batton and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The annual Review of Biblical Literature presents a selection of reviews of the most recent books in biblical studies and related fields, including topical monographs, multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, and dictionaries. RBL reviews German, French, Italian, and English books and offers reviews in those languages.

Download or read book The Portrait of Saint Paul written by John Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Come Before Winter written by Cyril J. Barber and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-24 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary writers who have chosen to comment on the lives of people mentioned in the Bible invariably fall into one of two groups: the first provide us with pen portraits that paint the individual(s) without a single failing; the second appear to be so intent on portraying the weakness(es) of those whom they write that there is little or nothing for us to emulate. This work attempts to be different. By paying attention to the literary nuances in the original text, as well as the history, geography and social milieu of the different people, an attempt has been made to provide an accurate description of each person and his/her work. Next to our Lord Jesus Christ there is no one in the New Testament who can be compared with the Apostle Paul. Around the life of the Lord Jesus there clustered, on the one hand, His disciples, and on the other, His malignant adversaries. Similarly, around the life of Paul we read of his loyal friends as well as his relentless enemies. Paul's friends and foes, who are mentioned in the book of Acts, are treated in this book. When Paul was nearing the end of his earthly pilgrimage, he was languishing in the Mamertine Prison in Rome. It was then and still is a cold, comfortless dungeon. Paul wrote to Timothy and urged him to come to him before winter and bring with him certain of his possessions, including a cloak, that he had left in Troas. Paul, of course, had many friends, but Timothy was closest to Troas. Who were his friends, and what did they do? They are representatives of the multitude of people who, often unhonored and unsung, are worthy of our attention, for in many respects they are like us. It is the hope of the author that reading about these men and women will encourage a fresh study of the book of Acts.

Download or read book Portraits of Paul written by Bruce J. Malina and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors focus on Paul to discern how ancient persons understood themselves, other people, and the world around them, believing that biblical interpretation can be skewed if contemporary presuppositions about personality are imposed on history.

Download or read book Paul in Acts written by Stanley E. Porter and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley E. Porter focuses upon the depiction of Paul in the book of Acts from literary-critical, rhetorical, and theological perspectives, among several others. The essays within this volume examine various topics related to the Paul of Acts such as the extent to which the we passages of Acts should function as a source regarding Paul, and the theology and perspective of these passages in terms of their portrait of him. Porter analyzes the Acts passages that deal with Paul and the Holy Spirit and the question of whether Paul is an epistolographer or rhetorician. He examines Paul s missionary speeches and apologetic speeches in Acts. Porter also looks at Acts 21 and Paul s arrest in Jerusalem before he closes with an analysis of some common conceptions and misconceptions of the Paul of Acts and the Paul of the letters.The Library of Pauline Studies is a series of books exploring key issuesin Pauline and related studies. This series is edited by Stanley E. Porter, Principal, Dean, and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada."

Download or read book The Portrait of St Paul Or The True Model for Christians and Pastors written by John Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Paul and the Miraculous written by Graham H. Twelftree and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we explain the difference between the "miraculous" Christianity expressed in the Gospels and the nearly miracle-free Christianity of Paul? In this historically informed study, senior New Testament scholar Graham Twelftree challenges the view that Paul was primarily a thinker and reimagines him as an apostle of Jesus for whom the miraculous was of profound importance. Highlighting often-overlooked material in Paul's letters, Twelftree offers a fresh consideration of what the life and work of Paul might teach us about miracles in early Christianity and sheds light on how early Christians lived out their faith.

Download or read book My Chosen Instrument written by Luke Macnamara and published by Pontificio Istituto Biblico. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This narrative study follows the first time reader who, while reading progressively through the Acts of the Apostles, constructs Paul's character from the time of his emergence up to the split with Barnabas (7:58-15:41). There are many surprises along the way, most notably the events at Damascus and the revelation of Paul's role as Jesus' chosen instrument. While there is some fulfilment of the reconfigured expectations, the reader notices significant delays, particularly in beginning the Gentile missions. This gap is employed productively to demonstrate the former persecutors acceptance within the church, to prepare the conditions for a future Gentile mission and to show Paul's formation within the church under the tutelage of Barnabas. While there in more fulfilment during the missionary journey (Acts 13-14), there is a further prolonged pause at the Jerusalem meeting, which is again employed productively, confirming the Gentile mission and especially its chief protagonist, Paul. The study elicits an engaging and dynamic portrait of Paul.

Download or read book The portrait of St Paul or The true model for Christians and pastors written by John Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Portrait of St Paul or the true model for Christians and Pastors Translated by J Gilpin from a French Manuscript of J W de la F To which is added some account of the author by the Rev J Gilpin etc written by John Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Portrait of St Paul written by John Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Paul Portrait of a Revolutionary written by Donald Coggan and published by Crossroad Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: