Philip, Apostle and Evangelist : configurations of a tradition

Philip, Apostle and Evangelist : configurations of a tradition / by Christopher R. Matthews.

This study investigates the history of the traditions that coalesced around the name Philip in the New Testament and other early Christian literature. It proposes that all of this material ultimately owes its genesis to one historical and literary figure, Philip the apostle. This proposition is expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthews, Christopher R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Series:Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 105.
Subjects:
Philip, > the Evangelist, Saint.
Philip, > the Apostle, Saint.
Philip, > the Apostle, Saint
Philip, > the Evangelist, Saint
Philippus > Evangelist.
Philippus > Apostel.
Acta Philippi
Evangelium Philippi
Apostelgeschichte 8,4-40.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • ""Apostle""
  • Philip Traditions
  • Methodology
  • Plan
  • I. Philip in the Second Century
  • Presbyters and Apostles in Papias
  • Philip and his Daughters in Controversy
  • The Daughters of Philip and Apostolic Tradition
  • II. Philip in Samaria: Acts 8:4-25
  • Acts 8:4-25: Setting and Structure
  • The Tendency of Luke's Account
  • The Narrative Portrait of Philip
  • The Narrative Portrait of Simon
  • The Interpretative Issues
  • Expansion of the Philip-Simon Tradition
  • Critique of the Peter-Simon Tradition Hypothesis.
  • Philip the Apostle in Acts
  • III. Philip and the ""End of the Earth"": Acts 8:26-40
  • ""To the End of the Earth""
  • Legend and Composition
  • Tradition and Redaction
  • Comparative Legends in Luke-Acts
  • Philip in Caesarea
  • Conclusion
  • IV. Philip in the Gospels
  • The Synoptic Gospels
  • The Fourth Gospel
  • John 1:43-46
  • John 6:5-7
  • John 12:20-22
  • John 14:7-11
  • John 21:2
  • John 4
  • Conclusion
  • V. The ""Gnostic Philip""
  • Pistis Sophia
  • The Gospel of Philip
  • The Sophia of Jesus Christ
  • The Letter of Peter to Philip
  • What's in a Name?
  • Conclusion.
  • VI. The ""Apocryphal Philip""
  • Dispelling the Shadow of Secondary Status
  • The Acts of Philip
  • The Itinerary of Philip
  • Acts of Philip I
  • Rewriting as Composition
  • Peter's Daughter (APh Mart. 36 and BG 8502)
  • Rewriting as Redescription (APh VI and APt 23-28)
  • Peter and Philip Upside Down (APh Mart. 34 and APt 38)
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Précis of the Acts of Philip
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Z.

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