The Acts of the Apostles, the earliest work of its kind to have survived from Christian antiquity, is not "history" in the modern sense, nor is it about what we call "the church." Written at least half a century after the time it describes, it is a portrait of the Movement of Jes...

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Main Authors:	Maloney, Linda M. 1939- (Author), Reimer, Ivoni Richter 1959- (Author)
Other Authors:	Beavis, Mary Ann 1955- (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.), Jennings, Willie James 1961- (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Collegeville, Minnesota Liturgical Press [2022]
Series:	Wisdom commentary 45
Subjects:	Bibel > Apostelgeschichte Bible / Acts / Feminist criticism Bible / Acts / Commentaries Bible / Acts Feminist criticism Kommentar
Summary:	The Acts of the Apostles, the earliest work of its kind to have survived from Christian antiquity, is not "history" in the modern sense, nor is it about what we call "the church." Written at least half a century after the time it describes, it is a portrait of the Movement of Jesus' followers as it developed between 30 and 70 CE. More important, it is a depiction of the Movement of what Jesus wanted: the inbreaking of the reign of God. In this commentary, Linda Maloney, Ivoni Richter Reimer, and a host of other contributing voices look at what the text does and does not say about the roles of the original members of the Movement in bringing it toward fruition, with a special focus on those marginalized by society, many of them women. The author of Acts wrote for followers of Jesus in the second century and beyond, contending against those who wanted to break from the community of Israel and offering hope against hope, like Israel's prophets before him
Physical Description:	lxi, 401 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:	9780814681695 9780814669099