Patterns of deification in the acts of the apostles
In dieser Studie wertet Daniel B. Glover die Vergöttlichungsszenen in der Apostelgeschichte aus, indem er sie in den breiteren antiken mediterranen Kontext der Vergöttlichung einordnet. Er bietet eine neue Lesart der Apostelgeschichte, die jede der fünf Szenen in ein bestimmtes literarisches Muster...
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2022
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (576)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
576 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Acts of the Apostles
/ Deification
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament |
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
B Apotheosis B Neues Testament B Anerkennungsversagung B Greco-Roman religion B acclamations of divinity B Thesis B Divinity |
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| Summary: | In dieser Studie wertet Daniel B. Glover die Vergöttlichungsszenen in der Apostelgeschichte aus, indem er sie in den breiteren antiken mediterranen Kontext der Vergöttlichung einordnet. Er bietet eine neue Lesart der Apostelgeschichte, die jede der fünf Szenen in ein bestimmtes literarisches Muster einordnet, das für die frühesten Leser erkennbar war.InhaltsübersichtChapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Problems to be Addressed1.2 Review of Recent Scholarly Trends1.3 The Argument of This Study1.4 Methodology1.5 Presuppositions1.6. Plan of Study Chapter 2: Defining Divinity (Part 1): Understanding Divinity in Mediterranean Antiquity 2.1 What Makes a God a God?2.2 Concepts of Divine Humans in Mediterranean Antiquity2.3 Conclusion Chapter 3: Defining Divinity (Part 2): Deification and Jewish Monotheism 3.1 Jewish Monotheism in Recent Debate3.2 Moses as a Divine Figure in Hellenistic Judaism3.3 Judaism, Monotheism, and Mosaic Deification: A Summary3.4 Conclusion Chapter 4: Desiring Divinity: Self-Deification and Its Functions 4.1 Self-Deification in the Ancient Mediterranean4.2 Simon the Samaritan4.3 Herod Agrippa I4.4 Conclusion Chapter 5: Denying Divinity: Denials of Divine Claims in Mediterranean Antiquity 5.1 Denying Divinity in the Ancient Mediterranean5.2 Peter's Refusal of Cornelius's Worship5.3 Paul and Barnabas, »gods” in Lystra?5.4 Conclusion: Peter, Paul, and Their Divine Denials Chapter 6: Discerning Divinity: Paul »the god” in Malta 6.1 A Critical Review of Scholarship on Acts 28:1–106.2 Discerning Divinity on MaltaExcursus: Shadows, Cloths, and Garments – Localized Divine Power in Luke/Acts6.3 The Power at Work in Paul and Paul's Divinity6.4 Conclusion Chapter 7: Conclusion: Summary and Paths for Future Engagement 7.1 Summary of Study7.2 Paths for Future Engagement7.3 Final Thoughts Five times throughout the course of Luke's narrative in Acts, an individual character is identified as (a) god. Rarely have scholars read these deification scenes within their narrative and historical settings with sufficient care. With regard to the narrative setting, scholars working on the deification scenes tend to take one or another as normative and read the remaining acclamations in light of a particular interpretation of that one pericope. However, such reading strategies run aground when they arrive at the final acclamation (28:1–10), which breaks the exegetical bow of the interpretive ship.In this study, Daniel B. Glover evaluates the deification scenes in the Book of Acts by locating them within the broader ancient Mediterranean context of deification. He offers a fresh reading of Acts that situates each of the five scenes within a distinct literary pattern recognizable to its earliest readers.Survey of contentsChapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Problems to be Addressed1.2 Review of Recent Scholarly Trends1.3 The Argument of This Study1.4 Methodology1.5 Presuppositions1.6. Plan of Study Chapter 2: Defining Divinity (Part 1): Understanding Divinity in Mediterranean Antiquity 2.1 What Makes a God a God?2.2 Concepts of Divine Humans in Mediterranean Antiquity2.3 Conclusion Chapter 3: Defining Divinity (Part 2): Deification and Jewish Monotheism 3.1 Jewish Monotheism in Recent Debate3.2 Moses as a Divine Figure in Hellenistic Judaism3.3 Judaism, Monotheism, and Mosaic Deification: A Summary3.4 Conclusion Chapter 4: Desiring Divinity: Self-Deification and Its Functions 4.1 Self-Deification in the Ancient Mediterranean4.2 Simon the Samaritan4.3 Herod Agrippa I4.4 Conclusion Chapter 5: Denying Divinity: Denials of Divine Claims in Mediterranean Antiquity 5.1 Denying Divinity in the Ancient Mediterranean5.2 Peter's Refusal of Cornelius's Worship5.3 Paul and Barnabas, »gods” in Lystra?5.4 Conclusion: Peter, Paul, and Their Divine Denials Chapter 6: Discerning Divinity: Paul »the god” in Malta 6.1 A Critical Review of Scholarship on Acts 28:1–106.2 Discerning Divinity on MaltaExcursus: Shadows, Cloths, and Garments – Localized Divine Power in Luke/Acts6.3 The Power at Work in Paul and Paul's Divinity6.4 Conclusion Chapter 7: Conclusion: Summary and Paths for Future Engagement 7.1 Summary of Study7.2 Paths for Future Engagement7.3 Final Thoughts |
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| ISBN: | 3161619978 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-161997-7 |