Paul in Athens: The Popular Religious Context of Acts 17

Paul's visit to Athens, in particular his Areopagus speech, is one of the most well known excerpts of early Christian literature. It is the most significant speech by Paul to a Gentile audience in Acts and functions as a literary crest of the overall narrative. Yet at the same time the speech i...

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Main Author: Rothschild, Clare K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2014
In: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (341)
Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Rothschild, Clare K., 1964-, Paul in Athens : the popular religious context of Acts 17] (2017) (Lang, Manfred, 1964 -)
[Rezension von: Rothschild, Clare K., 1964-, Paul in Athens : the popular religious context of Acts 17] (2015) (Schell, Vítor Hugo, 1980 -)
[Rezension von: Rothschild, Clare K., 1964-, Paul in Athens : the popular religious context of Acts 17] (2015) (Broccardo, Carlo, 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Rothschild, Clare K., 1964-, Paul in Athens : the popular religious context of Acts 17] (2017) (Lang, Manfred, 1964 -)
Series/Journal:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 341
Further subjects:B Electronic books
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Summary:Paul's visit to Athens, in particular his Areopagus speech, is one of the most well known excerpts of early Christian literature. It is the most significant speech by Paul to a Gentile audience in Acts and functions as a literary crest of the overall narrative. Yet at the same time the speech is brief and possesses few specifically Christian terms. Critical analyses describe it as eclectic-an ad hoc blend of Greek and Jewish elements. In this study, Clare K. Rothschild explores how the apparently miscellaneous and impromptu components of Paul's speech and visit to Athens cohere when compared
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ISBN:3161532600