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Plots of Epiphany : Prison-Escape in Acts of the Apostles.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft SeriesPublisher: Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (348 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110915617
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Plots of EpiphanyDDC classification:
  • 226.6/06
LOC classification:
  • BS2625.6.M5.W43 200
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Prison-Escape and Myth-Criticism -- 1.1. Mythistory in Ancient and Modern Historiography -- 1.2 Myth and History in Acts -- 1.3. Prison-Escape Narratives in Acts -- Chapter Two: Epiphanic Rescue from Prison in Ancient Myth and History -- 2.1. Dionysian Epiphanies and Resistance Myths -- 2.2. Liberating Appearance in Mythic Context -- 2.3. The Recrudescence of Dionysian Myth -- 2.4. Artapanus' Concerning the Jews -- 2.5. Third Maccabees -- 2.6. Conclusions -- Chapter Three: "Beginning from Jerusalem:" Prison-Escape and the Mythopoesis of Christian Origins in Acts 1-7 -- 3.1. Prison-escape as Angelophany -- 3.2. Epiphany and the Poetics of Cult Foundation in Acts 1-7 -- 3.3. The Architectonics of Arche: The Role of the Prison-Escape in Acts 1-7 -- 3.4. The Myth of the God-fighter -- 3.5. Conclusions -- Chapter Four: Rescue and Regicide: The Poetics and Politics of Group Validation in Acts 12 -- 4.1. An History of Comparisons -- 4.2. Epiphanic Syntax of Acts 12 -- 4.3. Miraculous Rescue and Regicide as Lukan Mythistory -- 4.4. Conclusions -- Chapter Five: "A Door of Faith Opened to the Gentiles:" Prison Epiphany and Cult Foundation in Acts 16 -- 5.1. Previous Interpretation of Acts 16 -- 5.2. The Charges in Acts 16 and the Conventions of Roman Conservatism -- 5.3. The Poetics of Cult Foundation in Acts 16 -- 5.4. The Foundation of the Christian Cult in the Colony of Philippi -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Conclusions -- 6.1. Narratological Conclusions -- 6.2. Theological Conclusions -- 6.3. Political Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.
Summary: The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded international scholarly book series in the field of New Testament studies. Since 1923 it has been a forum for seminal works focusing on Early Christianity and related fields. The series is grounded in a historical-critical approach and also explores new methodological approaches that advance our understanding of the New Testament and its world.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Prison-Escape and Myth-Criticism -- 1.1. Mythistory in Ancient and Modern Historiography -- 1.2 Myth and History in Acts -- 1.3. Prison-Escape Narratives in Acts -- Chapter Two: Epiphanic Rescue from Prison in Ancient Myth and History -- 2.1. Dionysian Epiphanies and Resistance Myths -- 2.2. Liberating Appearance in Mythic Context -- 2.3. The Recrudescence of Dionysian Myth -- 2.4. Artapanus' Concerning the Jews -- 2.5. Third Maccabees -- 2.6. Conclusions -- Chapter Three: "Beginning from Jerusalem:" Prison-Escape and the Mythopoesis of Christian Origins in Acts 1-7 -- 3.1. Prison-escape as Angelophany -- 3.2. Epiphany and the Poetics of Cult Foundation in Acts 1-7 -- 3.3. The Architectonics of Arche: The Role of the Prison-Escape in Acts 1-7 -- 3.4. The Myth of the God-fighter -- 3.5. Conclusions -- Chapter Four: Rescue and Regicide: The Poetics and Politics of Group Validation in Acts 12 -- 4.1. An History of Comparisons -- 4.2. Epiphanic Syntax of Acts 12 -- 4.3. Miraculous Rescue and Regicide as Lukan Mythistory -- 4.4. Conclusions -- Chapter Five: "A Door of Faith Opened to the Gentiles:" Prison Epiphany and Cult Foundation in Acts 16 -- 5.1. Previous Interpretation of Acts 16 -- 5.2. The Charges in Acts 16 and the Conventions of Roman Conservatism -- 5.3. The Poetics of Cult Foundation in Acts 16 -- 5.4. The Foundation of the Christian Cult in the Colony of Philippi -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Conclusions -- 6.1. Narratological Conclusions -- 6.2. Theological Conclusions -- 6.3. Political Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded international scholarly book series in the field of New Testament studies. Since 1923 it has been a forum for seminal works focusing on Early Christianity and related fields. The series is grounded in a historical-critical approach and also explores new methodological approaches that advance our understanding of the New Testament and its world.

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