Perfect martyr: the stoning of stephen and the construction of christian identity
Auteur :
Matthews, Shelly
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195393323
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
16,0 x 23,9 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book analyzes Stephen's perfection, both in terms of rhetorical fittingness, and Christian tradition concerning the significance of his dying forgiveness prayer. It questions the event's historicity, underscores Acts' rhetorical violence, and reads Acts against narratives of the martyrdom of James as a means to a richer history of early Jewish-Christian relations.