Osvaldo Padilla

Speeches of Outsiders in Acts (eBook, PDF)

Poetics, Theology and Historiography

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How does Luke's portrait of the outsider help in exploring the theology and historiography of Acts? Previous studies of the author and his work have concentrated on the speeches given by insiders - members of the early Christian church - but until now the speeches of the outsiders have been marginalised by scholars in the field. Osvaldo Padilla takes an intriguing approach by concentrating on the direct speech of such figures, arguing that the portrayal of outsiders to a religious movement should not be neglected when considering the author's viewpoint. By exploring the place of outsiders in Old Testament and Second Temple literature, then offering comparisons with the depictions found in Acts, Padilla provides an insightful take on the subject that will prove invaluable to scholars and students of biblical and early Christian studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511434440
• Artikelnr.: 38197707

Autorenporträt

Osvaldo Padilla is Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is the author of The Acts of the Apostles, The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts and numerous articles and reviews.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The current state of research on the speeches of Acts
2. The speeches of outsiders in selected biblical and Second Temple narrative
3. The Gamaliel speech
4. The speech of Gallio
5. The speeches of Demetrius and the Ephesian town clerk
6. The speeches of Claudius Lysias, Tertullus, and Festus
Conclusions.