The Book of Acts: Form, Style, and Theology

by Martin Dibelius

Overview

This volume brings together some of Dibelius's most important work. While he is especially renowned for his commentaries, Dibelius was on the forefront of literary analysis, the relationship of theology to literary artistry, and the importance of contemporary Greco-Roman history for the analysis of the book of Acts. As an aid to students, each essay has been supplemented with additional notes and bibliography to show where the discussion has continued since Dibelius. This will provide an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on the New Testament or the Bible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451414172
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	11/28/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	828 KB

About the Author

K. C. Hanson has taught biblical studies at Episcopal Theological School and the School of Theology at Claremont, Creighton University, and St. Olaf College. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and two volumes in the Proclamation series. His published works include Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts (Fortress Press, 1998).

Martin Dibelius (1883-1947) was Professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and one of the most important biblical scholars of the twentieth century. Among his many publications in English are From Tradition to Gospel (1934), The Sermon on the Mount (1940), Paul (1953), and The Pastoral Epistles (Hermeneia; Fortress Press, 1972).

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

PART I: HISTORY AND STYLE IN ACTS

Acts in the Setting of the History of Early Christian Literature

The First Christian Historian

The Book of Acts as an Historical Source

Style Criticism of the Book of Acts

The Speeches in Acts and Ancient Historiography

PART II: PAUL AND PETER IN THE BOOK OF ACTS

Paul in the Book of Acts

Paul on the Areopagus

Paul in Athens

The Apostolic Council

The Conversion of Cornelius

PART III: THE TEXT OF ACTS

The Text of ActsNotes

Bibliography

Select Bibliography on the Book of Acts

Index of Authors

Index of Ancient Sources