APOSTLES AND POLITICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
This essay discusses political perspectives in several extrabiblical stories about the apostles: the Acts of Peter, Acts of Thekla, Acts of Paul (Ephesus and Martyrdom episodes), and Acts of John at Rome. It investigates the literary function of references to political figures, observing that their...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Sacra scripta
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-228 |
| Further subjects: | B
Acts of Paul
B apocryphal Acts B Acts of Peter B Acts of John at Rome B Acts of Thekla B Political B Philostratus B anti-imperial |
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| Summary: | This essay discusses political perspectives in several extrabiblical stories about the apostles: the Acts of Peter, Acts of Thekla, Acts of Paul (Ephesus and Martyrdom episodes), and Acts of John at Rome. It investigates the literary function of references to political figures, observing that their presence both decorates the literary backdrop and serves to advance the plot. The essay also argues that these narratives should not be described as ” anti-imperial,” drawing on Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana as a reference text. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai. Centrul de Studii Biblice, Sacra scripta
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