Theology

Stanley E. Porter

The Paul of Acts

Essays in Literary Criticism, Rhetoric and Theology

[Der Paulus der Apostelgeschichte. Aufsätze zur Literaturkritik, Rhetorik und Theologie. Von Stanley E. Porter.]

unrevised e-book edition 2019; Original edition 1999; 1999. IX, 233 pages.

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Stanley E. Porter examines the portrait of Paul in the book of Acts. He pays attention to his depiction in the 'we' passages, the Holy Spirit passages, his various speeches, and his arrest in Jerusalem.
In his series of studies Stanley E. Porter focuses upon the depiction of Paul in the book of Acts from literary-critical, rhetorical, and theological perspectives, among several others. The essays within this volume extend work on various issues in recent Pauline studies by pursuing various topics related to the Paul of Acts. After discussing the methods and assumptions of his work, Stanley E. Porter first treats the 'we' passages of Acts as a source regarding Paul, and the theology and perspective of these passages in terms of their portrait of him. Addressing a neglected area of Acts research, he analyzes the Acts passages that deal with Paul and the Holy Spirit. Then he turns to the question of Pauline rhetoric and discusses whether Paul is an epistolographer or rhetorician, and examines Paul's missionary speeches and his apologetic speeches in Acts. After that the author looks at Acts 21 and Paul's arrest in Jerusalem, before he closes with an analysis of the Paul of Acts and the Paul of the letters in terms of some common conceptions and misconceptions.
Survey of contents
Methods and Assumptions in this Study of the Paul of Acts – The 'We' Passages in Acts as a Source regarding Paul. Excursus: The 'We' Source of Acts – The Theology and Perspective of the 'We' Passages in Acts and the Portrait of Paul – Paul and the Holy Spirit in Acts – Paul as Epistolographer and Rhetorician? Implications for the Study of the Paul of Acts – The Argumentative Dimension of Paul's Missionary Speeches in Acts – The Argumentative Dimension of Paul's Apologetic Speeches in Acts – Acts 21:17–26 and Paul, the Man for All Seasons, or the Man Betrayed by his Friends? – The Paul of Acts and the Paul of the Letters: Some Common Conceptions and Misconceptions
Authors/Editors

Stanley E. Porter Born 1956; 1980 M.A. Claremont Graduate School; 1982 M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; 1988 Ph.D. University of Sheffield; President, Dean and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT) — 76, (1999), S. 126
In: The Expository Times — Jg. 111, (1999), Nr. 3, S. 97 (Robert Morgan)
In: Ashland Theological Journal — 2001, vol. 33, S. 128f (Andrew Gregory)
In: De Stem van het Boek — Jg. 11, (2000), Nr. 1, S. 11
In: Catholic Biblical Quarterly — Jg.62 (2000), S.566f. (David B. Gowler)
In: Revista Biblica Brasileira — (1999), Nr. 16, S. 607
In: Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift — Jg.54 (2000), Nr.2, S.169f. (Lietaert Peerbolte)
In: New Testament Abstracts — Jg. 43, (1999), Nr. 3, S. 592
In: Studien zum NT und seiner Umwelt — Jg.25 (2000) S. 248 (A. Fuchs)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — Jg. 125, (2000), Nr. 10, S. 1021ff (Christoph Stenschke)
In: Theology Digest — Jg. 47, (2000), Nr. 1, S. 82
In: Tijdschrift voor Theologie — Jg. 40, (2000), Nr. 3, S. 310 (J.S. Vos)
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