Perfect martyr : the stoning of Stephen and the construction of Christian identity

Perfect martyr : the stoning of Stephen and the construction of Christian identity / Shelly Matthews.

This book analyzes Stephen's perfection, both his rhetorical fittingness & Christian tradition concerning the significance of his dying forgiveness prayer. It questions the historicity, underscores Acts' rhetorical violence, and reads Acts against narratives of the martyrdom of James a...

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Main Author: Matthews, Shelly
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Stephen, > Saint, > -approximately 36.
Stephen, > Saint, > -approximately 36
Bible. > Acts > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Acts
30-600
Identification (Religion)
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
Church history > Primitive and early church
Martelaarschap.
Handelingen der Apostelen (bijbelboek)
Vroege christendom.
Identiteit.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
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