The Acts of the Apostles, Greek Cities, and Hadrian's Panhellenion.
An article is presented that discusses the role of geography in the apostle Luke's message about the spread of the Kingdom of God in the book of Acts. It describes how the message in Acts parallels and subverts the socio-political culture of a Roman empire that ruled over a pluralistic world. The au...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 127; no. 3; pp. 533 - 567 |
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Society of Biblical Literature
Fall2008
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| Sumario: | An article is presented that discusses the role of geography in the apostle Luke's message about the spread of the Kingdom of God in the book of Acts. It describes how the message in Acts parallels and subverts the socio-political culture of a Roman empire that ruled over a pluralistic world. The author argues that Luke translated the gospel in such a way that made it discernible and acceptable to Greek listeners. |
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