Paul's Pisidian Antioch speech (Acts 13)
By: John Eifion Morgan-Wynne
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781625640505
Subjects: Sources; Criticism, interpretation; Direct discourse in the Bible; Bible; History
Description: After a review of scholarly work on the speeches in Acts, particularly Paul's Pisidian Antioch speech, Morgan-Wynne sets Paul's speech in the context of the first missionary journey and the rest of Luke-Acts. In this book he analyzes the structure of the speech, asks whether Luke used sources for the speech, and examines the main theological themes, including the characterization of God and Jesus, the use of the OT, the place of Israel, and the portrait of Paul that emerges. Finally, the author looks at whether the speech sheds any light on the community for which Luke wrote and the problems which it may have been facing. -- Book Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Abbreviations; title: Survey of scholarship from Cadbury to the present; title: Setting the context of the speech; title: The structure of the speech; title: Did Luke use sources for the speech?; title: The theological emphases of the speech; title: The speech and Luke's community; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Appendix: Other summaries of Israel's history; title: Bibliography; title: Biblical and extra biblical writings index; title: Authors index.