Patterns of Deification in the Acts of the Apostles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Patterns of Deification in the Acts of the Apostles write by Daniel B. Glover. This book was released on 2022-10-11. Patterns of Deification in the Acts of the Apostles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles
Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles write by Drew J. Strait. This book was released on 2019-07-31. Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles adds to the current literature of imperial-critical New Testament readings with an examination of Luke’s hidden criticism of imperial Rome in the Acts of the Apostles and in Paul’s speech on the Areopagus in Acts 17. Focusing on discursive resistance in the Hellenistic world, Drew J. Strait examines the relationship between hidden criticism and persuasion and between subordinates and the powerful, and he explores the challenge to the dissident voice to communicate criticism while under surveillance. Strait argues that Luke confronts the idolatrous power and iconic spectacle of gods and kings with the Gospel of the Lord of all—a worldview that is incompatible with the religions of Rome, including emperor worship.
Jesus and Myth
Jesus and Myth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus and Myth write by Peter John Barber. This book was released on 2021-02-15. Jesus and Myth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is Jesus mythological? And is he a mere product of his cultural milieu? Through narratological and social-scientific analysis of the gospel account, Barber systematically demonstrates that there are two opposing patterns structuring the gospel. The first is the pattern of this world, which is the combat myth, with a typical sequence of motifs having mythological meanings. It is lived out by everyone else in the accounts except Jesus, because this pattern of the world is the pattern of myth-culture, which is the pattern of the old Adam and sin nature. The pattern of Jesus is the pattern intended for Adam to walk in, and is the unique pattern of the new Adam, Jesus Christ. Jesus's pattern inverts the sequence and subverts the significance of each and every motif and episode of the myth-culture's pattern. Barber shows that Jesus's "failure" to conform to this world's mythological pattern establishes that he is not mythological, and not a product of his culture. As the apostle Peter states, ". . . we did not follow cleverly devised tales [myths] when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty" (2 Pet 1:16).
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation write by Pope Paul VI.. This book was released on 1965. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions write by Eric Orlin. This book was released on 2015-11-19. Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions is the first comprehensive single-volume reference work offering authoritative coverage of ancient religions in the Mediterranean world. Chronologically, the volume’s scope extends from pre-historical antiquity in the third millennium B.C.E. through the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. An interdisciplinary approach draws out the common issues and elements between and among religious traditions in the Mediterranean basin. Key features of the volume include: Detailed maps of the Mediterranean World, ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, and the Hellenistic World A comprehensive timeline of major events, innovations, and individuals, divided by region to provide both a diachronic and pan-Mediterranean, synchronic view A broad geographical range including western Asia, northern Africa, and southern Europe This encyclopedia will serve as a key point of reference for all students and scholars interested in ancient Mediterranean culture and society.
