The Pharisee Heresy
Circumcision for Gentiles in the Acts of the Apostles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19294488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua D Garroway (0000-0001-9648-4924, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-36 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Testament Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-6885 • E-ISSN: 1469-8145 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0028688513000258 |
| OpenAlex | W2156606307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
This narrative-critical study of Acts proposes that Luke has deliberately arranged events so that the discussion about circumcising baptised Gentiles is postponed for as long as possible. When the issue does surface, it is raised by a delegation of second-wave Christians from the sect of the Pharisees. These factors combined give the impression that circumcision of Gentiles, a matter long settled by Luke's own day, had never been original, favourable or sanctioned by God or the apostles. By portraying the movement to circumcise Gentiles as belated, extrinsic and pernicious, Luke's representation of difference in the church resembles that of later heresiologists
Apostles · Art · Delegation · Heresy · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Representation (politics) · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Law · Philosophy
Heresy and Identity in Late Antiquity
Die Apostelgeschichte
Prophecy and Hermeneutic in Early Christianity
The Circumcision and the Uncircumcision in Rome
Der Verzicht Auf Die Beschneidung im Frühen Christentum
Luke's Great Omission and his View of the Law
The Agitators and the Galatian Congregation
The Gentiles and the Gentile Mission in Luke-Acts
The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |