Signs, wonders, and gifts: divination in the letters of Paul

Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul consistently references signs, wonders, visions, miracles, divine healings, prophecies, and speaking in tongues. This book examines Paul's repertoire of divinatory and wonderworking practices and contextualizes them in their historical milieu. Furthermor...

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Main Author: Eyl, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press USA- OSO 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Eyl, Jennifer, Signs, wonders, and gifts] (2021) (Shinall, Myrick C.)
[Rezension von: Eyl, Jennifer, Signs, wonders, and gifts] (2022) (Glover, Daniel B., 1993 -)
[Rezension von: Eyl, Jennifer, Signs, wonders, and gifts] (2021) (Friesen, Courtney J. P., 1979 -)
[Rezension von: Eyl, Jennifer, Signs, wonders, and gifts] (2020) (Bell, Brigidda)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paul Apostle / Pauline letters / Divination
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Electronic books
B Paul,-the Apostle, Saint
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Throughout his letters, the apostle Paul consistently references signs, wonders, visions, miracles, divine healings, prophecies, and speaking in tongues. This book examines Paul's repertoire of divinatory and wonderworking practices and contextualizes them in their historical milieu. Furthermore, the book situates such practices within a framework of reciprocity that dominated human-divine relationships in antiquity. Insofar as Paul extends miraculous abilities to his gentile followers, these wondrous abilities come in proportion to their faithfulness.
Cover -- Half-title -- Signs, Wonders, and Gifts -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: By the Power of Signs and Wonders -- 1. Taxonomy and Pauline Uniqueness: The Problem of Categories and Modes -- 2. Divinatory Practices and Palpability of the Gods -- 3. A Taxonomy of Paul's Divinatory Practices -- 4. A Taxonomy of Paul's Wonderworking -- 5. Discursive Claims to Divine Authority -- 6. Paul, Pistis, and Divine Powers: An Economy of Reciprocity -- Conclusion: Mantikē, Modes, and Milieu -- Bibliography -- Index.
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ISBN:0190924667