In Praise of Christian Origins <subTitle>Stephen and the Hellenists in Lukan apologetic historiography</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Penner, Todd</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:5</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>T&T Clark International</publisher> <dateIssued>2004</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>400tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback</extent> <extent>24cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Almost all scholars look to Acts 6:1-8:3 as providing the bedrock of early Christian tradition. The incident between the Hebrews and the Hellenists are understood to reflect real historical and theological problems in the early Jerusalem community, demonstrating the Hellenist role as a historical bridge between Jesus and Paul. Penner's study challenges the fundamental assumptions of this approach. Penner emphasizes the rhetorical and moral dimensions of ancient historiographical theory, especially the centrality of narrative and plot, the use of vivid description, the application of comparis.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Todd Penner</note> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Luke -- Historiography</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Church history Primitive and early church, ca 30-600</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Criticism -- Acts</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">226.6067</classification> <classification authority="ddc">T633-P41</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780567026200, 0567026205</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11997/41.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11997/41.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071100.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>