03084ctm a22005057i 4500 19110979 OSt 20250530121501.0 ta 170531s2015 mnu b 001 0 eng d 2016387422 9781451484779 (pbk) (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781451484779 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781451494334 (eBook) (OCoLC)ocn889524305 YDXCP eng YDXCP rda BTCTA OCLCQ CDX NGW ELW UAB OCLCF DRU LNT OCL OCLCO OCLCQ OCL DLC lccopycat ff----- e------ aw----- BS2625.6.H55 S48 2015 226.6 Sha 2015 23 Shauf, Scott, author. The divine in Acts and in ancient historiography / by Scott Shauf. Fortress Press; ; Minneapolis:, c2015. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2015] ♭2015 350 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and indexes. Introduction -- The divine in Greco-Roman historiography -- The divine in biblical and Jewish historiography -- The divine in Hellenistic Jewish historiography -- The divine in Acts -- Historiography and the divine. "Scott Shauf compares the portrayal of the divine in Acts with portrayals of the divine in other ancient historiographical writings, the latter including Jewish and wider Greco-Roman historiographical traditions. The divine may be represented as a single deity (in Judaism) or many (in Greek and Roman traditions) and also includes representations of angels, God's spirit, Jesus as a divine figure, or forces with divine status such as fate, chance, and providence. Shauf's particular interest is in how the divine is represented as involved in history, through themes including the nature of divine retribution, the partiality or impartiality of the divine toward different sets of people, and the portrayal of divine control over seemingly purely natural and human events. Acts is shown to be engaging historiographical traditions of the author's own day but also contributing unique historiographical perspectives. The way history is written in Acts and in the other writings is shown to be intimately tied to the understanding of the role of the divine in history"-- Publisher. Bible. Acts Historiography. 30 B.C.-476 A.D fast God History of doctrines. History, Ancient Historiography. Jews Historiography. Providence and government of God Christianity. Providence and government of God Judaism. Gods. Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Historiography. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg BK ddc 7002 7002 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 226.6 Sha 2015 16839 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK