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The Acts of the Apostles: an Introduction and Study Guide

Taming the Tongues of Fire [Paperback]

by Shelly Matthews

    • Author

      Shelly Matthews

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      January 2017

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    The Acts of the Apostles: an Introduction and Study Guide

    Today's Price £19.98

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    Product Description

    The book of Acts opens with the dramatic story of tongues of flame descending upon believers at Pentecost and the prophecy of an egalitarian dispensation of the Spirit being fulfilled. Yet, as the narrative unfolds, we become aware of a tension between the socially egalitarian promise of the Pentecost story and the author's underlying concern to provide reassurance for his elite patron Theophilus that Jesus followers do not disturb the existing social order. In this guide, Acts is read as a struggle to tame the tongues of fire. Acts mutes the egalitarian promise of the Spirit through presenting an 'orderly account' (as its author calls it) of the Jesus movement that appeals to elite sensibilities. And, at the same time, the narrative contains contradictions, gaps and fissures that suggest the outlines of a more complex, and even subversive, religious movement.

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    • Author

      Shelly Matthews

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      January 2017

    • Weight

      182g

    • Page Count

      112

    • Dimensions

      155 x 232 x 11 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567671233

    • ISBN-10

      0567671232

    • Eden Code

      4450453

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    • Author/Creator: Shelly Matthews

    • ISBN: 9780567671233

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: January 2017

    • Weight: 182g

    • Dimensions: 155 x 232 x 11 mm

    • Eden Code: 4450453

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