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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Matthews, Shelly
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Stephen, > Saint, > -approximately 36. Bible. > Acts > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Stephen, > Saint, > -approximately 36 Bible. > Acts Identification (Religion) Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) 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. 30-600 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies.
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Table of Contents:

Situating Acts
Perfect martyr: situating Stephen within Acts
Disrupting Acts: reading Stephen alongside James, the brother of Jesus
"Father, forgive them": the place of the perfect prayer in the construction of Christian identity.