TY  - BOOK
AU  - Penner, Todd
AU  - 
TI  - In Praise of Christian Origins
T2  - Emory studies in early Christianity
SN  - 9780567026200, 0567026205
U1  - 226.6067 
CY  - U.S.A.
KW  - Bible -- Luke -- Historiography
KW  - Church history Primitive and early church, ca 30-600
KW  - Bible -- Criticism -- Acts
N2  - 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
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