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The Samaritan Mission in Acts

Author : V. J. Samkutty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567140563
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book The Samaritan Mission in Acts written by V. J. Samkutty and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The portrait of the Samaritan mission in Acts 8:4-25 is the climax of various Lukan episodes involving the Samaritans. This work shows that the function of this portrait makes better sense in light of the historical context of the Samaritans up to and including the New Testament period, and of Luke's special interest in the Samaritans as depicted in his Gospel. A review of the socio-ethnic and religious contexts of the Samaritans points to the conclusion that they struggled to establish the legitimacy of their identity and status as a people. In some Jewish circles, they were considered as socially outcasts, ethnically foreigners, and religiously apostates, syncretists and idolaters. From a Jewish point of view, any unplanned and unauthorised mission of the church to Samaritans could cast doubts on the legitimacy of the mission itself and of nascent Samaritan Christianity. In his Gospel, Luke uses the Samaritan references to defend the legitimacy of the Samaritans and their status as part of Israel, and to portray Jesus' anticipation of a future mission to them. His literary ability and theological interest includes the Samaritans in the anticipated eschatological and soteriological plan of God. Thus, he attempts to reverse the popular anti-Samaritan feelings of some Jews, as well as the saying in Mt.10:5, making them 'neighbours', who show mercy and also true worshippers of God, who obey the Law. In Acts 8:4-25, Luke defends the divine origin and legitimacy of both the mission and Samaritan Christianity. He sets the mission in accordance with the commission of Jesus and in the divine context of persecution. He shows the kerygmatic and pneumatic legitimacy of Philips's ministry, the apostolic legitimacy of the Jerusalem apostles, and the purity of the new community in the way Simon was dealt with. This rhetorical and theological function of Acts 8:4-25 using an anticipation-legitimation device may suggest an apologetic purpose of Luke.

The Samaritan Mission in Acts

Author : V. J. Samkutty
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780567044648
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Samaritan Mission in Acts written by V. J. Samkutty and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of the socio-ethnic and religious contexts of the Samaritans points to the conclusion that they struggled to establish the legitimacy of their identity and status as a people.

The Acts of the Apostles

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861077
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book The Acts of the Apostles written by P.D. James and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

The Samaritans

Author : Alan David Crown
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161452376
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book The Samaritans written by Alan David Crown and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 1989 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Intergroup Conflict, Recategorization, and Identity Construction in Acts

Author : Hyun Ho Park
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567713288
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (677 download)

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Book Synopsis Intergroup Conflict, Recategorization, and Identity Construction in Acts by : Hyun Ho Park

Download or read book Intergroup Conflict, Recategorization, and Identity Construction in Acts written by Hyun Ho Park and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hyun Ho Park employs social identity to create the first thorough analysis via such methodology of Acts 21:17-23:35, which contains one of the fiercest intergroup conflicts in Acts. Park's assessment allows his readers to rethink, reevaluate, and reimagine Jewish-Christian relations; teaches them how to respond to the vicious cycle of slander, labeling, and violence permeating contemporary public and private spheres; and presents a new hermeneutical cycle and describes how readers may apply it to their own sociopolitical contexts. After surveying previous studies of the text, Park first analyses Paul's welcome, questioning, and arrest, and how slandering and labeling make Paul an outsider. Park then describes how, through defending his Jewish identity and the Way, Paul nuances his public image and re-categorizes himself and the Way as part of the people of God. When Paul identifies himself as a Roman and later a Pharisee, Park examines Luke's ambivalent attitude toward Rome and the Pharisees, and assesses how Paul escapes dangerous situations by claiming different social identities at different times. Finally, he discloses the vicious cycle of slander, labeling, and violence not only against the Way but also against the Jews and challenges the discursive process of identity construction through intergroup conflict with an out-group, especially the proximate Other. Furthermore, he demonstrates how the relevance of such scholarship is not limited to Lukan studies or even biblical studies in general; the frequent use of slander, labeling, and violence in the politics of the United States and other polarized countries around the globe demands new ways of looking at intergroup relations, and Park's argument meets the needs of those seeking a new perspective on contemporary political discord.

Jesus the Samaritan

Author : Stewart Penwell
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004390707
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Jesus the Samaritan written by Stewart Penwell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jesus the Samaritan: Ethnic Labelling in the Gospel of John, Stewart Penwell examines how the ethnic labels “the Jews” and “Samaritans” function in the Gospel of John.

Acts

Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108475582
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Acts written by Craig S. Keener and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makes more widely available and accessible the research behind Keener's monumental, acclaimed, 4500-page commentary on Acts.

The Love of Enemy and Nonretaliation in the New Testament

Author : Willard M. Swartley
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664253547
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The Love of Enemy and Nonretaliation in the New Testament written by Willard M. Swartley and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this irenic book explore two pervasive New Testament teachings that are foundational to peace: Jesus' commands to love enemies and not to retaliate against those who do evil. These themes are covered from a variety of perspectives, showing the impact of Jesus' teaching throughout the New Testament.

The Beginnings of the Church

Author : Frederick J. Cwiekowski
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809129263
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of the Church written by Frederick J. Cwiekowski and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beginnings of the Church is a brief and marvelously readable summary of the dramatic shifts that have taken place in the way scholars understand the first generations of the Christian church.

Matthew and his Christian Contemporaries

Author : David C. Sim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567462315
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (674 download)

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Book Synopsis Matthew and his Christian Contemporaries by : David C. Sim

Download or read book Matthew and his Christian Contemporaries written by David C. Sim and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume aims to compare the author of Matthew's Gospel with a selection of contemporary Christian authors and/or texts. Recent Matthean scholarship has highlighted the distinctiveness of this early Christian writer by emphasising his clear Jewish perspective in addition to his Christian affiliation. He can accurately be perceived as both Jewish and Christian because he holds that Christian commitment demands both observance of the Mosaic Law and faith in Jesus as the Messiah. But if Matthew is distinctively Jewish and Christian, how does he compare with other early Christian writers? Much of the New Testament literature was composed by Paul himself or by his later followers, and these Christians held the view that the Mosaic Law no longer had relevance in the light of the Christ event. Other New Testament texts that are not Pauline, e.g. the Gospel of John and the letter to the Hebrews, appear to agree with Paul on this point. Consequently, Matthew stands apart from other texts in the canon with the possible exception of the letter of James. The volume will therefore establish the distinctiveness of Matthew by comparing his theological perspective with his major sources, Mark and Q, and with the two remaining Gospels, the Pauline epistles, the letter to the Hebrews and the epistle of James. The comparison of Matthew with non-canonical texts, the Didache and the letters of Ignatius of Antioch, is important because much work has been done in these areas recently. Given Matthew's distinctive portrayal of Jesus, a comparison of Matthew and the historical Jesus is also demanded in the context of this volume.

Attitudes to Gentiles in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

Author : David C. Sim
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567035786
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Attitudes to Gentiles in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity written by David C. Sim and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the attitudes towards Gentiles in both ancient Judaism and the early Christian tradition. The Jewish relationship with and views about the Gentiles played an important part in Jewish self-definition, especially in the Diaspora where Jews formed the minority among larger Gentile populations. Jewish attitudes towards the Gentiles can be found in the writings of prominent Jewish authors (Josephus and Philo), sectarian movements and texts (the Qumran community, apocalyptic literature, Jesus) and in Jewish institutions such as the Jerusalem Temple and the synagogue. In the Christian tradition, which began as a Jewish movement but developed quickly into a predominantly Gentile tradition, the role and status of Gentile believers in Jesus was always of crucial significance. Did Gentile believers need to convert to Judaism as an essential component of their affiliation with Jesus, or had the appearance of the messiah rendered such distinctions invalid? This volume assesses the wide variety of viewpoints in terms of attitudes towards Gentiles and the status and expectations of Gentiles in the Christian church.

The Church and the Good Samaritan

Author : Frank Nash Westcott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Church and the Good Samaritan written by Frank Nash Westcott and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 1

Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144123621X
Total Pages : 1088 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Book Synopsis Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 1 by : Craig S. Keener

Download or read book Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 1 written by Craig S. Keener and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context. In this volume, the first of four, Keener introduces the book of Acts, particularly historical questions related to it, and provides detailed exegesis of its opening chapters. He utilizes an unparalleled range of ancient sources and offers a wealth of fresh insights. This magisterial commentary will be a valuable resource for New Testament professors and students, pastors, Acts scholars, and libraries.

The Plan of God in Luke-Acts

Author : John T. Squires
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521431751
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Plan of God in Luke-Acts written by John T. Squires and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines one significant theological theme in Luke-Acts, that of 'The plan of God'. It traces the way this theme is developed throughout Luke-Acts, both through direct statements by the writer and through various associated means such as divine appearances, signs and wonders, the fulfilment of prophecy, and indications of fate as of necessity. Dr Squires locates Luke's use of this theme in the context of the history-writing of the Hellenistic period, noting numerous passages in those works which illumine Luke's theological purposes. His book shows how the notion of the plan of God is used by Luke as he writes to confirm his readers' faith, encouraging them to bear witness to this faith, and equipping them for the task of defending it.

Mission in the New Testament

Author : William J. Larkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Mission in the New Testament written by William J. Larkin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive articulation of New Testament teachings on mission from a contemporary American evangelical standpoint. Mission in the New Testament contributes a fresh statement of the biblical foundations of mission, serving as a catalyst for completion of the church's universal mission in this generation.After investigating the historical background of the idea of mission in the Hebrew Scriptures, inter-testamental Judaism, the life of Jesus and the beginnings of the church, the book proceeds in a roughly canonical order through the New Testament. Essays analyze the works of Paul, the Synoptic gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the General Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. Well-versed in the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation, editors and contributors alike offer a cogent argument for recovering the "missional horizon" of the New Testament.

The Church on Mission

Author : Craig Ott
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493418165
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Church on Mission written by Craig Ott and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this scripturally rich exploration, senior missiologist Craig Ott unpacks the mission statement of the church: to glorify God by multiplying transformational churches among all people. This concise yet robust biblical-theological treatment focuses on God's glory, a strong ecclesiology, the importance of Scripture, and practical implications for congregational and mission practice. Ideal for launching discussion and reflection, the book helps readers refocus their vision and reignite their commitment to fulfilling God's purposes for their church or mission.

Luke's Portrait of Gentiles Prior to Their Coming to Faith

Author : Christoph W. Stenschke
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161471391
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Luke's Portrait of Gentiles Prior to Their Coming to Faith written by Christoph W. Stenschke and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 1999 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christoph W. Stenschke examines Luke's portrait of the Gentiles' state prior to their coming to Christian faith. Following the history of research, he commences with Luke's direct references to the Gentiles prior to faith and then draws conclusions concerning their state from the Gentile encounter with Jesus and Christian salvation. This includes Luke's notes on the condition of Gentiles and on their appropriation of salvation. Finally conclusions from Luke's portrayal of Gentile Christians are drawn.With his approach Christoph W. Stenschke challenges some previous contributions to Lukan anthropology. He argues that the main study in the field (J.-W. Taeger, Der Mensch und sein Heil) does not sufficiently consider all the evidence. By concentrating on the Gentiles in Luke-Act (including Samaritans and God-fearers) the author's thesis covers all the relevant material. Contrary to Taeger, who suggests that Gentiles do not need 'salvation' as much as 'correction', he discovers that Luke portrays Gentiles prior to faith in a condition requiring God's saving intervention. Thorough correction has to accompany and follow this salvation. Though allowing for distinct Lukan emphases, this portrait is not essentially at odds with that of other NT authors.These results further show that the Areopagus speech needs to and can be satisfactorily interpreted in its context and in conjunction with similar statements. The author further argues that Luke's narrative sections and the characterization they present should no longer be neglected in favour of the speeches. Luke's portrayal of Gentiles prior to faith also bears on his understanding of sin and provides additional justification for the Gentile mission. Christoph W. Stenschke challenges proposals of Luke's alleged anti-Judaism and provides some hitherto little-noticed correctives.