Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Commission, Conversion, and Biography | p. 10 |
'As God Counselled Socrates': Stories of Divine Call | p. 10 |
The Concept of Commission | p. 13 |
The Narrative Context: Biography | p. 19 |
A New Perspective on Commission Narratives | p. 21 |
Commission Narratives in the Apostolic Acts | p. 25 |
Commission in Ancient Literatures | p. 28 |
Egypt | p. 28 |
The Jewish Scriptures | p. 34 |
Greco-Roman Literature | p. 44 |
The Ancient Novel | p. 52 |
Commission Stories in the Gospels | p. 56 |
A Preliminary Typology of Commission Narratives | p. 58 |
Paul before Damascus | p. 60 |
Acts 9 | p. 61 |
Acts 22 | p. 70 |
Acts 26 | p. 79 |
Conclusion | p. 87 |
The Acts of Paul | p. 89 |
The Acts of John | p. 92 |
Acts of John 18 | p. 93 |
Acts of John 88-9 | p. 97 |
The Gospel of the Acts of John | p. 102 |
Epistemology and Eroticism | p. 106 |
Acts of John 113 | p. 111 |
The Platonism of the Acts of John: The Ascent of the Soul and Apophatism | p. 115 |
Conclusion | p. 119 |
Date and Place of Composition of the Acts of John | p. 120 |
The Acts of Thomas | p. 123 |
Protest and Reassurance | p. 124 |
Slavery and Craftsmanship | p. 129 |
Conclusion | p. 138 |
The Acts of Philip | p. 140 |
Acts of Philip 3 | p. 140 |
Acts of Philip 8 | p. 144 |
Philip and Mariamne | p. 147 |
Conclusion | p. 153 |
Christ as an Eagle in the Acts of Philip | p. 153 |
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve | p. 162 |
Journey to the Nine Gates | p. 163 |
Lithargoel and the Pearl Narrative | p. 165 |
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve and Pachomian Monasticism | p. 170 |
Conclusion | p. 182 |
Appendix | p. 182 |
The Commission of John Mark in the Acts of Barnabas | p. 184 |
The Story | p. 185 |
Political Themes | p. 189 |
The Commission of John Mark | p. 194 |
Trying to Reclaim Stolen Identitiy | p. 203 |
Conclusion | p. 207 |
The Acts of Titus | p. 208 |
The Acts of Titus as Biography | p. 210 |
Tolle lege | p. 215 |
Conclusion | p. 222 |
Morphology | p. 224 |
Villainy | p. 225 |
Sortes: 'Apostolic Lottery' and Sacred Books | p. 226 |
Epiphanies on the Road and on the Sea | p. 231 |
Twofold, Threefold, and Double Vision | p. 234 |
Sickness and Healing | p. 240 |
Helper Figures | p. 247 |
The Sujet of Commission | p. 249 |
Conclusion | p. 254 |
Retrospects and Prospects | p. 255 |
The Literary Models of Apostolic Commission | p. 255 |
Apostolic Commission Stories as Biographical Models | p. 265 |
General Conclusion | p. 272 |
Works Cited | p. 275 |
Index of Names, Subjects and Passages | p. 301 |
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