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Persecution, persuasion, and power
readiness to withstand hardship as a corroboration of legitimacy in the New Testament
by James A. Kelhoffer
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Persecution, persuasion, and power: readiness to withstand hardship as a corroboration of legitimacy in the New Testament
2010, Mohr Siebeck
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the problem, terminology and conceptual framework. Prolegomena, methodology, and definitions ; Forms of capital : cultural, social, and symbolic ; The scope of this investigation and its relevance to other areas of religious and theological studies
The Pauline Letters : faithfulness in withstanding persecution as corroboration of believers' standing in Christ and of Paul's apostleship. Withstanding persecution as an integral component of the Christian life in the undisputed Pauline letters ; Paul as instigator and recipient of persecution : implications for Paul's Apostolic authority ; The suffering of Paul and other believers in the Deutero-Pauline Letters ; Conclusion : persecution as a source of corroboration in the Pauline Letters
The audacity of hope in First Peter that faithfulness amidst persecution will "win" one's oppressors and thereby further the Christian mission. Prolegomena to examining persecution in First Peter ; Withstanding hardships as hope for the success of the Christian mission (1 Pet 2:11-4:1a) ; Withstanding hardships as hope for eschatological vindication and confidence at the Final Judgment (1 Pet 4:1b-5:10) ; Conclusion : valuations and possible difficulties
Persecution, perseverance and perfection in the Book of Hebrews. The danger of apostasy in Hebrews ; References to suffering past and present in Hebrews ; Conclusion : possible difficulties and an unanswered question
The offer of authentication by withstanding the coming great Tribulation in the Revelation of John. Suffering of John and his addresses ; Visions of imminent tribulation and John's contingent offer of corroboration ; Conclusion : summation and possible responses to John
Readiness to suffer as a confirmation of standing as Jesus' follower in the Gospel of Mark. Overview : Mark's date and depictions of "the Disciples" ; Negative portrayals of the Twelve and positive portrayals of Jesus' unnamed followers in Mark ; Markan characterization and constructions of legitimacy ; The reception of Mark 16:8 and depictions of suffering in alternate endings to Mark
The persecuted Matthean disciples and the transference of guilt from scribes and pharisees to additional Jews. Markan depictions of suffering and discipleship in Matthean interpretation ; Depictions of suffering and discipleship in Matthew not derived from Mark ; Conclusion : Matthew's progressive revelation of the persecutors' identity
The exclusion and anticipated killing of Jesus' followers as critique of the persecutor's concept of "worship" in the Fourth Gospel. Hatred and persecution of Jesus and his followers ; Exclusion from the Synagogue ; Critiquing the "worship" of those who kill Jesus' followers ; Conclusion : the necessity of readiness to confess Jesus and to face exclusion and other hardships in John
Precedents in Luke for the persecutions of Acts : the question of continuity and Lukan constructions of legitimacy. Markan depictions of suffering and discipleship in Lukan interpretation ; Depictions of suffering and discipleship in Luke not derived from Mark ; Summation : congruities and incongruities between the depictions of suffering in Luke and Acts
Persecution as a basis of legitimation and critique of the oppressors' standing in the Acts of the Apostles. Prolegomena on "the Jews' in Luke-Acts and Luke's overarching literary enterprise ; Opposition to the earliest Jesus movement in Syro-Palestine (Acts 3-12) ; The persecution of the Pauline mission to the Jewish Diaspora (Acts 13-19) ; Opposition to Paul from Jerusalem to Rome (Acts 20-28) ; Conclusion : persecution as a basis for questioning, confirming, and deriving legitimacy in Acts
Epilogue : withstanding persecution as a marker of legitimacy in ancient and modern contexts : questions of hermeneutics, ethics and theological method. Summation of chapters 1-10 ; Ascribing value to martyrdom and persecution in later Christian contexts ; Ethical models and the hermeneutics of assigning value to suffering.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-410) and index.
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