Perfect martyr: the stoning of stephen and the construction of christian identity

This book analyzes Stephen's perfection, both in terms of rhetorical fittingness, and Christian tradition concerning the significance of his dying forgiveness prayer. It questions the event's historicity, underscores Acts' rhetoricalviolence, and reads Acts against narratives of the martyrdom of James as a means to a richer history of early Jewish-Christian relations. INDICE: Introduction: First Martyr; 1.: Situating Acts; 2.: Perfect Martyr: Situating Stephen within Acts; 3.: Disrupting Acts: Reading Stephen alongside James, the Brother of Jesus; 4.: 'Father, Forgive Them:' The Place of thePerfect Prayer in the Construction of Christian Identity; Epilogue

• ISBN: 978-0-19-539332-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés