ISBN:
9780567698582
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 229 Seiten
Edition:
Paperback edition
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
The library of New Testament studies 637
Series Statement:
The library of New Testament studies
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Keywords:
Bibel
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Zeithintergrund
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Bible / Acts / Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Biblical studies & exegesis
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Bibel Apostelgeschichte
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Zeithintergrund
Abstract:
Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: A New Plea for an Early Date Of Acts -- Chapter 2: A Historiographical Approach to the Date Of Acts Chapter 3: The Date of Acts and its Sources Chapter 4: The Sources of Acts: Paul's Letters and the Works of Josephus Chapter 5: The Un-Enigmatic End of Acts Chapter 6: The End of Acts and the Jewish Response Chapter 7: The End of Acts and the Comparable Age of its Variants Chapter 8: Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman Historical Context Chapter 9: Conclusion Appendix: The Manuscript Record for Acts 28:11?31 Bibliography
Abstract:
"Karl Armstrong addresses the long-established scholarly debate surrounding the precise dating of Acts, arguing that a historiographical approach offers a stronger framework for evaluating primary and secondary sources. With the additional support of modern principles of textual criticism and linguistics, he suggests the historical context of Acts can be determined to be concurrent with a date of 62-63 CE. Armstrong also examines the much-neglected issue of Acts and its sources, claiming there is no clear evidence that Luke used Paul’s letters or the writings of Josephus, which (in concert with other evidence) effectively removes the plausibility of a late date. Additionally, Armstrong posits that the relationship between the date of Acts, and the various interpretations on the end of the text, demonstrate that many modern and more recent theories are not only assumptive (especially with regards to genre), but in some cases utilize anachronistic literary methods. Armstrong proposes that the ancient interpretation - that Luke wrote no more because he simply knew no more - remains the most logical in light of the combined literary and historical evidence. He provides further strength to this interpretation by placing Acts in its Jewish and Greco-Roman historical context. This interpretation is further strengthened by a study of the variants at the end of Acts, capitalizing on numerous events mentioned in its climax that strongly indicate a pre-64 CE state of affairs."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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