The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History
Colin J. Hemer
edited by Conrad H. Gempf
Eisenbrauns
Winona Lake, Indiana
1990
Published 1990 by Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, Indiana, by special arrangement with J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), D-7400 Tübingen. Originally published as volume 49 in the series Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament.
© Copyright 1989 by J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck).
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hemer, Colin J.
The book of Acts in the setting of Hellenistic history / Colin J. Hemer; edited by Conrad H. Gempf.
p. cm.
Reprint. Originally published: Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, © 1989. (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament; 49)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-931464-58-7
1. Bible. N.T. Acts—History of contemporary events. I. Gempf, Conrad H. II. Title. III. Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament; 49.
BS2625.2.H415 1990
226.6’067—dc20
90-45799
Chapter 1: Acts and Historicity
The Objections to an Attempt to Reopen the Question
Chapter 2: Preliminary Questions
Chapter 3: Ancient Historiography
Preliminary: The Problem of ‘Parallels’
Literature about Ancient Historiography
Topics Illustrating the Diversity of Ancient Historiographical Practice
Biography as an Alternative Model for the Historiography of Luke
Chapter 4: Types of Knowledge Displayed in Acts
Chapter 5: Evidence from Historical Details in Acts
Correlations of Date with Ostensible Chronology
Details Broadly Suggestive of Date
Correlations between Acts and Epistles
Latent Internal Correlations within Acts
Details Involving Differences between Alexandrian and Western Texts
Differences of Formulation within Acts
Idioms or Cultural Features Suggestive of Date of Composition
Interrelated Complexes Leading to Larger Areas of Historical Reconstruction
New Background Information: Unfinished Tasks
Excursus: Names and Titles in Acts
Local Names and Titles Illustrative of the Text
Place-Names and Ethnic Titles in Acts and the Inscriptions
The ‘Theological Disparity’ between Paul and Luke
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About The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic HistoryOf the New Testament books, Acts contains the most obvious ties to its cultural and historical context. But until very recently, most twentieth-century authors have bypassed discussion of the relation of Acts to the world and history around it. In this book, Colin Hemer examines various strands of interlocking historical data—ranging from the epistles of Paul to records of the corn fleet that sailed from Alexandria. The wealth of new literary, epigraphic, and papyrological data brings fresh light to numerous details as well as to the central question of Luke’s conception of Paul’s visit to Jerusalem. The result is a broader understanding of the Hellenistic world in general and a greater appreciation for Acts as a coherent and consistent product of its day. |
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