APOSTLES AND POLITICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
APOSTLES AND POLITICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Author(s): Julia A. SnyderSubject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Universitatea Babes-Bolyai - Centrul de Studii Biblice
Keywords: Acts of Peter; Acts of Thekla; Acts of Paul; Acts of John at Rome; Philostratus; political; anti-imperial; apocryphal Acts
Summary/Abstract: This essay discusses political perspectives in several extrabiblical stories about the apostles: the Acts of Peter, Acts of Thekla, Acts of Paul (Ephesus and Martyrdom episodes), and Acts of John at Rome. It investigates the literary function of references to political figures, observing that their presence both decorates the literary backdrop and serves to advance the plot. The essay also argues that these narratives should not be described as '' anti-imperial,'' drawing on Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana as a reference text.
Journal: Sacra Scripta
- Issue Year: XIII/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 204-228
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
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