Almost all scholars look to Acts 6:1-8:3 as providing the bedrock of early Christian tradition. The incident between the Hebrews and the Hellenists are understood to reflect real historical and theological problems in the early Jerusalem community, demonstrating the Hellenist role as a historical bridge between Jesus and Paul. Penner's study challenges the fundamental assumptions
of this approach. Penner emphasizes the rhetorical and moral dimensions of ancient historiographical theory, especially the centrality of narrative and plot, the use of vivid description, the application of comparison using various type-scenes, and the role of speeches in terms of characterization and the presentation of narrative style.
Todd Penner is the Assistant Professor of Religion at Austin College and the co-editor with Caroline Vander Stichele of Contextualizing Acts: Lukan Narrative and Greco-Roman Discourse.
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In Praise of Christian Origins
Stephen and the Hellenists in Lukan Apologetic Historiography
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In Praise of Christian Origins
Stephen and the Hellenists in Lukan Apologetic Historiography
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword: Acts as Epideictic History: A Recommendation of and Response to Todd Penner
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- I. Hellenists and Historia: Constructing Christian History and Theology in Modern Scholarship
- II. Textualizing the Hellenists, Contextualizing Interpretation: Mapping the Exegetical Terrain
- III. Writing History in Antiquity: Identity, Rhetoric, and Compelling Narration
- IV. Jewish Apologetic Historiography: Cultural Identity and Rewriting the Past
- V. In Praise of Origins: The Hellenists, Stephen, and the Christian Foundation Narrative
- Epilogue: Historiography, History, and the Academy
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
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