Pauline Christianity : Luke-acts and the legacy of Paul / / by Christopher Mount.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 104
• Author: Mount, Christopher N., 1962-
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 104.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 pages)
• Notes: Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1997.

Pauline Christianity takes a fresh perspective on the composition and reception of Luke-Acts in relation to the category ‘Pauline Christianity’ as it has been used to describe traditions, communities, and persons connected to Paul. This inquiry is pursued along three lines. (1) The reception of the Acts of the Apostles and the ‘Pauline’ Luke by Irenaeus is addressed. (2) The compositional intentions of the author of Luke-Acts in constructing ‘Pauline’ Christianity are analyzed. (3) The literary Paulinism of the author is separated from the Paulinism of his sources. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion of Paul’s role in the history of early Christianity by making clear the extent to which the ‘Pauline Christianity’ of Luke-Acts has its origins in various second-century attempts to reconstruct the Christian origins.

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: I. The Acts of the Apostles and Pauline Christianity-- II.The Acts of the Apostles in Early Christianity-- Irenaeus 12 -- Traditions of Authorship and Titles 29 -- Acts and the Apocryphal Acts in the Second Century 44 -- III. Lk-Acts, Its Audience, and the History of Christianity 59 -- The Prefaces of Lk-Acts 60 -- Paul's Farewell Speech and the Literary Paulinism of Lk-Acts 83 -- Jesus' apocalyptic discourse and the coming of the kingdom 85 -- Jesus'farewell and the coming of the kingdom 88 -- Paul'sfarewell and the coming of the kingdom 94 -- IV The Paul of Acts and Pauline Communities in Early -- Christianity 0I05 -- Ephesus III -- Paul's Farewell 128 -- Corinth 131 -- Thessalonica and Beroea 140 -- Philippi 142 -- Paul's Mission with Barnabas 149 -- Rome 152 -- V Lk-Acts and the Construction of Christian Origins in the Second Century 163 -- Bibliography 18 -- Index of Ancient Literature197.