Der Prozeß des Paulus

Omerzu, Heike

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“…A.N. Shenvin-VVhite's formative study (1963) has thus been substantively reinforced in recent scholarship (Tajra 1989; Rapske 1994;Omerzu 2002; and also Seland 1995, who focuses on the Jewish legal context for the 'mob justice' in Acts 7, 21 and 23). There is a clear emphasis in these studies on the judicial proceedings and legal character of Paul's trials that are understood to correspond most directly with a historical, Roman and Greek context.…”

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Madness in the Method? the Acts of the Apostles in Current Study

Penner

2004

Currents in Biblical Research

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Scholarship on the book of Acts frequently proceeds under the 'no final con flict' slogan when it comes to employing a diversity of methods. In this essay, however, some of the fundamental assumptions and approaches to Acts in recent scholarship are examined and challenged, raising questions related to the proliferation of method in New Testament and early Christian studies, the underlying methodological assumptions of particular interpre tive approaches, and the sublimation of theology and ideology in scholar ship. The past 15 years of Acts scholarship provides the context for this broad survey and interaction. The essential contours of the discussion are focused around matters related to genre, the nature of Acts as 'text', the book's connections to its broader socio-cultural and historical worlds, and, finally, to matters related to post-critical interactions with Acts. No easy solutions are offered in this essay; rather, the broad discussion of method in current Acts scholarship pushes for a return to greater methodological awareness and reflection in the discipline.

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Madness in the Method? the Acts of the Apostles in Current Study

Penner

2004

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“… 31. See on this possible, but not necessary, inference Omerzu 2002: 50-51. …”

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Paul, the Praetorium and the Saints from Caesar’s Household: Philippians Revisited in Light of Migration Theory

Omerzu

2021

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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This article premises that Paul wrote the letter to the Philippians while he was detained in Ephesus, not Rome as has been the traditional view, and that the πραιτώριον mentioned in Phil. 1.13 is a topographical reference – that is, a reference to a Roman administrative building, not the Imperial Guard in Rome. This πραιτώριον is likely also the place where Paul met the members of ‘Caesar’s household’ mentioned in Phil. 4.22. Engaging with Michael Flexsenhar III’s recent study Christians in Caesar’s Household (2019a), I explore the social profile of this group of imperial slaves as well as Paul’s place as a social actor in the Eastern Mediterranean in light of recent trends in Migration Studies. Both Paul himself and also the members of the familia Caesaris to whom he refers embody typical features of migration such as interconnectedness, multiple belongings and super-diversity; these are shown to be important prerequisites for Paul’s conception of early Christian identity formation.

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“…Contrary to the events in Philippi or Corinth, a formal criminal procedure was launched against Paul in Judea ( Tajra 1989;Omerzu 2002;Mandas 2017). The situation began, however, with simple law enforcement measures, as in Philippi: Claudius Lysias, the commander of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem, intervened to stop a Jewish uprising against .…”

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The Provincial Contexts of Paul’s Imprisonments: Law Enforcement and Criminal Procedure in the Roman East

Brélaz

2021

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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This article explores the legal contexts which led to the multiple imprisonments experienced by the Paul of the letters (as attested in particular by Phil. 1.13) and depicted also in Acts, contrasting these with the numerous occasions where the apostle faced opposition or even violence from local populations and authorities without being jailed. By looking at the realities of law enforcement operations and criminal procedures in the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, this article helps reassess two major issues with regard to the rise of Christ-groups from the middle of the first to the beginning of the second century, namely: For what reasons were Christians arrested and imprisoned by Roman authorities? What was the agenda of the author of Acts in paying so much attention to the legal context of Paul’s arrest and later transfer to the emperor’s court?

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Der Prozeß des Paulus

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Madness in the Method? the Acts of the Apostles in Current Study

Madness in the Method? the Acts of the Apostles in Current Study

Paul, the Praetorium and the Saints from Caesar’s Household: Philippians Revisited in Light of Migration Theory

The Provincial Contexts of Paul’s Imprisonments: Law Enforcement and Criminal Procedure in the Roman East

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