Acts 15: a model for a Spirit-led Synod process
Although Nicaea is commonly identified as "the first ecumenical Council", the narrative account of "the Council of Jerusalem" in Acts 15 makes a strong claim as its biblical precedent. In the Lukan narrative, the elders of the neophyte Christian communities came together to resol...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Gregorianum
Año: 2024, Volumen: 105, Número: 2, Páginas: 283-298 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento KCC Concilio NBG Espíritu Santo |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Communities
B Synod B Discernment B Jerusalén B Spirit B Council |
| Sumario: | Although Nicaea is commonly identified as "the first ecumenical Council", the narrative account of "the Council of Jerusalem" in Acts 15 makes a strong claim as its biblical precedent. In the Lukan narrative, the elders of the neophyte Christian communities came together to resolve a significant issue in the early Church. Guided by the Spirit, they worked through a process that sets a pattern for communal discernment in today's Church. Such an interpretation has been explored by several writers, but what I identify in this paper is the vital element of personal conversion on the part of the key participants. It is precisely this experience that enabled them to reach a peaceful resolution, and to receive joyful acceptance when they disseminated the decision to the nascent Christian communities. The paper concludes by outlining how this biblical narrative provides a fitting model for the Synod process. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-4114 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Gregorianum
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