Narrative summaries in Acts of the Apostles. Analytical Instruments
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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2021.006Keywords
point of view analysis, intertextual reading, Isaianic New Exodus, nascent communityAbstract
This article presents an explanation of interpretational tools used for reading the summary narrative accounts in the Acts of the Apostles. This reading combines a Point of View Analysis with Intertextual Reading, hearing the echoes of and allusions to the Isaianic prophecies in the summary descriptions.
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