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oapen-20.500.12657-632932024-03-28T08:18:55Z Portraits of Paul's Performance in the Book of Acts den Heijer, Arco Religion Religion Biblical Studies Religion Biblical Studies New Testament thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVC Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts In the Book of Acts, Paul is portrayed as a messenger who brings the good news of God to the world. He is a commanding orator who captivates his audiences, including a Roman senatorial proconsul and a Jewish king, with his gestures, appearance, and speeches. His performances appeal to both Greco-Roman and Jewish cultural scripts alike. But why does Luke portray Paul in this way? Using insights from both modern performance studies and ancient rhetoric, Arco den Heijer analyses five episodes from Acts (in Paphos, Pisidian Antioch, Lystra, Athens, and before Agrippa in Caesarea) to suggest that Luke's portraits of Paul's performance served to counter negative views of Christians in both Roman and Jewish circles, views that circulated in the social network of Theophilus, the addressee of the book. 2023-06-07T05:36:55Z 2023-06-07T05:36:55Z 2021 book 9783161608599 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63293 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.pdf Mohr Siebeck Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG 10.1628/978-3-16-160860-5 10.1628/978-3-16-160860-5 773c36f2-8bde-4e8c-8b8d-7fab7b2879fe b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783161608599 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG Knowledge Unlatched open access
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In the Book of Acts, Paul is portrayed as a messenger who brings the good news of God to the world. He is a commanding orator who captivates his audiences, including a Roman senatorial proconsul and a Jewish king, with his gestures, appearance, and speeches. His performances appeal to both Greco-Roman and Jewish cultural scripts alike. But why does Luke portray Paul in this way? Using insights from both modern performance studies and ancient rhetoric, Arco den Heijer analyses five episodes from Acts (in Paphos, Pisidian Antioch, Lystra, Athens, and before Agrippa in Caesarea) to suggest that Luke's portraits of Paul's performance served to counter negative views of Christians in both Roman and Jewish circles, views that circulated in the social network of Theophilus, the addressee of the book.
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