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How to Kill Things with Words

Ananias and Sapphira Under the Prophetic Speech-Act of Divine Judgment (Acts 4.32-5.11) [Paperback]

by David R. McCabe

    • Author

      David R. McCabe

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      March 2013

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    This work examines the dynamics of the Ananias and Sapphira episode in Acts and its role in the narrative of Luke-Acts. McCabe locates the passage within its literary context, and emphasizes the manner in which it is embedded in a discourse on the life of the Christian community expressed through shared goods. Utilizing Speech-Act Theory, McCabe argues that Peter's words, divinely sanctioned, directly execute the divine judgment upon the couple. This is argued by appealing to the social processes and conventions of language-use within the context of a 'community-of-goods' discourse as present in the Lukan narrative. McCabe appeals to the conventions deployed in the narrative world of Luke-Acts which undergird the efficacy of prophetic speech to effect divine judgment, including the patterns established by prophetic figures in the Scriptures of Israel and Luke's own characterization of Jesus as Prophet-King, followed by an examination of Luke's characterization of Peter as an apostolic-prophetic successor to Jesus, deputized to speak on behalf of God. McCabe concludes by examining the successful execution of the speech-act of divine judgment.

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    • Author

      David R. McCabe

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      March 2013

    • Edition

      NIPPOD

    • Weight

      418g

    • Page Count

      296

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 16 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567256935

    • ISBN-10

      0567256936

    • Eden Code

      4080388

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    • Author/Creator: David R. McCabe

    • ISBN: 9780567256935

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: March 2013

    • Weight: 418g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 16 mm

    • Eden Code: 4080388

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