Konversion in den Paulus- und Theklaakten
Subtitle: eine narrative Form der Paulusrezeption
By: Veronika Niederhofer
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 459; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 459.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: ger
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9783161551437
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Legends; History and criticism; Conversion; Christianity; History of doctrines; Acts of Paul and Thecla; Acts of Paul
Description: The Acts of Paul and Thecla tell of Thecla's conversion and how she began to proclaim the Christian faith. What early Christian concepts of conversion, discipleship and faith development can be gleaned from this narrative? And what information does the text offer about the successive spread of Christianity in ancient society at the end of the second century? Veronika Niederhofer's analytic narrative exegesis vouches for the Acts of Paul and Thecla's historical and theological importance for early Christian piety and its conceptual world. The author shows that the story can be read as a layered drama paradigmatically describing the theme of conversion as a dynamic and multi-stage process in the changing of worlds, and thus demonstrates a new and subtle form of Paul exegesis through the narrative application of canonical texts, and Pauline ideas in particular. --
Notes: Doctoral Universität Regensburg 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-265) and index.