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The Divine in Acts and in Ancient Historiography

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Fortress Press,U.S.
  • 18.6 x 22.4 x 2.1 cm

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For scholars and students of biblical studies

Compares divine representations in ancient writings

You will gain insights into divine involvement in history

This book explores the portrayal of the divine in Acts and ancient historiography.

Scott Shauf compares the portrayal of the divine in Acts with portrayals of the divine in other ancient historiographical writings, the latter including Jewish and wider Greco-Roman historiographical traditions. The divine may be represented as a single deity (in Judaism) or many (in Greek and Roman traditions) and also includes representations of angels, God's spirit, Jesus as a divine figure, or forces with divine status such as fate, chance, and providence. Shauf's particular interest is in how the divine is represented as involved in history, through themes including the nature of divine retribution, the partiality or impartiality of the divine toward different sets of people, and the portrayal of divine control over seemingly purely natural and human events. Acts is shown to be engaging historiographical traditions of the author's own day but also contributing unique historiographical perspectives. The way history is written in Acts and in the other writings is shown to be intimately tied to the understanding of the role of the divine in history.
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  • Title

    The Divine in Acts and in Ancient Historiography

  • Author

    Scott Shauf

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Fortress Press,U.S.

  • Published

    March 2015

  • Weight

    577g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    18.6 x 22.4 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781451484779

  • ISBN-10

    1451484771

  • Eden Code

    4307242

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