
Household Conversion Narratives in Acts
Pattern and Interpretation
David Matson(Author)
Sheffield Academic Press
Published on 1. February 1996
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-1-85075-586-9 (ISBN)
Description
Using features of the narrative-critical method, this book offers an innovative approach to a notable phenomenon in the book of Acts: the conversion of entire households to the Christian faith. When viewed against the household mission of the seventy(-two) messengers in Luke, the stories of Cornelius, Lydia, the Roman jailer and Crispus comprise a pattern of evangelistic activity that provides a common framework for their interpretation. Repetition and variation of the pattern offer important clues for the way each story functions within the wider context of Acts, opening up new lines of interpretation as well as new levels of unity/disunity between the Lukan writings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85075-586-9 (9781850755869)
DOI
CBID116388
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Sheffield Academic Press
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Person
David L. Matson is Senior Minister, Westwood Hills Christian Church, Los Angeles, California, USA.