The message of the Jerusalem Council in the Acts of the Apostles: a linguistic stylistic analysis
By applying a stylistic analysis within a systemic-functional linguistic framework, this study argues that Luke's construal of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 and its co-thematic passages attempt to persuade Jewish believers of Luke's audience not to separate from multi-ethnic churches, a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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Linguistic biblical studies (22)
Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dawson, Zachary K., The message of the Jerusalem Council in the Acts of the Apostles : A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis] (2023) (Schnabel, Eckhard J., 1955 -)
[Rezension von: Dawson, Zachary K., The message of the Jerusalem Council in the Acts of the Apostles : A Linguistic Stylistic Analysis] (2023) (Kassner, Anna-Lena) |
| Series/Journal: | Linguistic biblical studies
22 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 15
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| Further subjects: | B
Thesis
B Council of Jerusalem |
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| Summary: | By applying a stylistic analysis within a systemic-functional linguistic framework, this study argues that Luke's construal of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 and its co-thematic passages attempt to persuade Jewish believers of Luke's audience not to separate from multi-ethnic churches, a goal that is accomplished through subverting the value orientations of a prominent Noahic tradition within Second Temple Jewish literature that promotes strict Jewish isolation from Gentiles. As a result, this study breaks fresh methodological ground in the linguistic study on the New Testament and also advances critical scholarship on the book of Acts |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004510184 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004510180 |