Taming the Spirits in Ephesus (Acts 19:11-17).
In this article, I aim to articulate the relationship that Luke develops in Acts 19:11-17 between magic and proper Christian miracles. By presenting material and literary evidence of contemporaneous magical practices, I show how well the episode is attuned to the magical-religious context of the tim...
| Publicado en: | Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 124 - 143 |
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