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Recognizing the Gods (Acts 14.8–10)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2000

RICK STRELAN
RICK STRELAN
Affiliation:
Dept of Studies in Religion, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4072
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Abstract

Little attention is given to the stare and the loud voice of Paul in the healing of the cripple in Acts 14.8–10. This article examines these two actions and suggests that far from being incidental in the narrative they help to explain how the Lystrans recognized that ‘the gods have come down’ in Paul and Barnabas. In both Graeco-Roman texts and in Jewish literature, the stare and the loud voice are indicators of the action or presence of the gods. In addition, the command ‘arise’ is commonly given by divine beings in Jewish texts.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , October 2000 , pp. 488 - 503
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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