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Book Summary
Luke's story of Paul's prolonged imprisonment under the Romans provides readers
with an unexpected setting for considering the proclamation of the word. This
narrative-critical study explores the custody settings of Acts 21-28 as places
that frame and amplify the detained Paul's social marginality to powerful
interests that have a stake in his ministry and contends that the settings serve
as new venues for Paul's continuing yet redirected missionary vocation. The book
provides a penetrating discussion of the relationship between the young church
and imperial Rome, suggesting that the accounts of Paul's activity and divine
assistance, coming precisely within the settings intended to enforce Roman
control, constitute subtle yet
ISBN-13
9789004130593
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Publishing Date
2003-01-01
Total Pages
234
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Luke's story of Paul's prolonged imprisonment under the Romans provides readers
with an unexpected setting for considering the proclamation of the word. This
narrative-critical study explores the custody settings of Acts 21-28 as places
that frame and amplify the detained Paul's social marginality to powerful
interests that have a stake in his ministry and contends that the settings serve
as new venues for Paul's continuing yet redirected missionary vocation. The book
provides a penetrating discussion of the relationship between the young church
and imperial Rome, suggesting that the accounts of Paul's activity and divine
assistance, coming precisely within the settings intended to enforce Roman
control, constitute subtle yet