Signs, wonders, and gifts: divination in the letters of Paul
Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul consistently references signs, wonders, visions, miracles, divine healings, prophecies, and speaking in tongues. This book examines Paul's repertoire of divinatory and wonderworking practices and contextualizes them in their historical milieu. Furthermor...
| Summary: | Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul consistently references signs, wonders, visions, miracles, divine healings, prophecies, and speaking in tongues. This book examines Paul's repertoire of divinatory and wonderworking practices and contextualizes them in their historical milieu. Furthermore, the book situates such practices within a framework of reciprocity that dominated human-divine relationships in antiquity. Insofar as Paul extends miraculous abilities to his gentile followers, these wondrous abilities come in proportion to their faithfulness. Cover -- Half-title -- Signs, Wonders, and Gifts -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: By the Power of Signs and Wonders -- 1. Taxonomy and Pauline Uniqueness: The Problem of Categories and Modes -- 2. Divinatory Practices and Palpability of the Gods -- 3. A Taxonomy of Paul's Divinatory Practices -- 4. A Taxonomy of Paul's Wonderworking -- 5. Discursive Claims to Divine Authority -- 6. Paul, Pistis, and Divine Powers: An Economy of Reciprocity -- Conclusion: Mantikē, Modes, and Milieu -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0190924667 |