The story of Jesus through the eyes of Peter
"The events around the death of Jesus left his followers in despair and with unanswered questions. The book shows how the narrator of Luke-Acts assigned Peter to interpret these events. By identifying him as one of the eyewitnesses cited in the Gospel preface, the author shows how, by divine in...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berlin Bern Bruxelles New York Oxford Warszawa Wien
Peter Lang
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 1,16-22
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 2,14-36
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 3,12-26
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 4,8-12
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 5,29-32
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 10,34-43
/ Narrative exegesis
B Peter Apostle / Acts of the Apostles / Christology |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Jesus Christ
Appearances
B Peter the Apostle, Saint B Bible. Acts Criticism, Narrative B Thesis |
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| Summary: | "The events around the death of Jesus left his followers in despair and with unanswered questions. The book shows how the narrator of Luke-Acts assigned Peter to interpret these events. By identifying him as one of the eyewitnesses cited in the Gospel preface, the author shows how, by divine intervention, Peter rose from being a simple fisherman to become a witness of Christ. Using elements of narratology, especially Chatman's Story and Discourse, the author demonstrates how modern literary methods could be applied to interpret ancient biblical texts. The use of Point of View reveals how Peter - in six speeches in the Acts of the Apostles - was able to read the events of the story of Jesus into the Hebrew Scriptures and prove to his audiences that these events followed a divine plan"-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as author's thesis (doctors der theologie)--Julius-Maximilians-Universita[unmout]t Wu[umlaut]rzburg, May 2020 Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 218 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 3631867174 |