The first Christian historian : writing the "Acts of the Apostles" / Daniel Marguerat ; translated by Ken McKinney, Gregory J. Laughery, and Richard Bauckham.

By:

Marguerat, Daniel, 1943-

Language: English Original language: French Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 121.Publication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511042639
9780511042638
0511148658
9780511148651
0511045867
9780511045868
9780521816502
0521816505
9780511488061
0511488068

Uniform titles:

Première histoire du christianisme. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: First Christian historian.DDC classification:

226.6/067 22

LOC classification:

BS2625.6.H55 M2713 2002eb

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Preface -- How Luke wrote history -- A narrative of beginnings -- The unity of Luke -- Acts: the task of reading -- A Christianity between Jerusalem and Rome -- The God of Acts -- The work of the Spirit -- Jews and Christians in conflict -- Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5.1-11): the original sin -- Saul's conversion (Acts 9; 22; 26) -- The enigma of the end of Acts (28.16-31) -- Travels and travellers -- Bibliography -- Index of passages.

Summary: Luke is considered the first historian of Christianity, but his reliability is vigorously disputed among scholars. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by setting his evaluation of Luke's talent as a historian firmly within the framework of ancient historiography, the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-281) and index.

Luke is considered the first historian of Christianity, but his reliability is vigorously disputed among scholars. Daniel Marguerat avoids this true/false quagmire by setting his evaluation of Luke's talent as a historian firmly within the framework of ancient historiography, the rules of ancient historians and narrative criticism.