Household Conversion Narratives in Acts

by Matson, David Lertis

• ISBN13: 9781850755869
• ISBN10: 1850755868
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-02-01
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Pr

Summary

Using features of the narrative-critical method, this book offers an innovative approach to a notable phenomenon in the book of Acts: the conversion of entire households to the Christian faith. When viewed against the household mission of the seventy(-two) messengers in Luke, the stories of Cornelius, Lydia, the Roman jailer and Crispus comprise a pattern of evangelistic activity that provides a common framework for their interpretation. Repetition and variation of the pattern offer important clues for the way each story functions within the wider context of Acts, opening up new lines of interpretation as well as new levels of unity/disunity between the Lukan writings.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Abbreviations	p. 8
Introduction	p. 11
The Pattern Established: The Household Mission in the Gospel of Luke
The Household Mission of the Seventy-Two	p. 26
The Household Mission of the Lukan Jesus	p. 53
The Pattern Implemented: Household Conversions in the Acts of the Apostles
The Household Conversion of Cornelius	p. 86
The Household Conversions of Lydia, the Roman Jailer, and Crispus	p. 135
Conclusion	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 201
Index of References	p. 210
Index of Authors	p. 221
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