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The Characterization of Peter and the Message of Acts. By Charles Cleworth. Abstract. The growing trend of utilizing narrative criticism to interpret the New Testament, including the tools of character studies, has led to an increased focus upon the on the way Luke develops Peter’s character in the book of Acts.
At issue in this search is how those who interact with the Acts narrative, both ancient and modern readers, are affected by the presentation of characters of Peter and Paul. Keywords Acts, audience-oriented, historical criticism, identity, literary criticism, Paul, Peter.
29 gru 2022 · Social identity, social memory, and narrative theory intersect in this study of the characterization of Peter and Paul in the book of Acts.
6 cze 2013 · The study of Peter and Paul in the Acts of the Apostles has gone through primarily two methodological phases, a search for the historical Peter and Paul and a search for the literary Peter and Paul.
12 lis 2021 · The Acts of Peter is a Christian entry in the second-century marketplace of competing religious claims. The surviving portions deal primarily with the conflict between the apostle Peter and Simon Magus in Rome and the apostle’s martyrdom.
In this study, Dr. Benea Alukwe explores the principles at work in Peter’s leadership of the early church as it transformed from a frightened group of secret disciples into an indestructible force with world-changing potential.
In this essay, I will investigate the relationship between genre and characterization, comparing Luke’s depiction of Peter and Paul as Jesus’ disciples in Acts with the ways in which followers of important figures are portrayed in ancient Graeco-Roman histories and biographies.
