The missionary character of Paul's stay on Malta (Acts 28:1-10) according to the early Church
| dc.contributor.author | Van der Bergh, Ronald Henry | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-25T06:19:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-25T06:19:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Paul's apparent lack of preaching to the inhabitants of Malta in Acts 28:1-10 and his seeming indifference to being called 'a god' form a stark contrast to his usual missionary pattern in the narrative of Acts, possibly showing a lack of evangelistic concern among the 'barbarian' population of the island. This article investigates the reception of Acts 28:1-10 in the writings of the Greek- and Latin speaking church (up to the end of the fifth century) to determine whether Paul's behaviour in Acts 28:1-10 was considered to be missionary in character. This proves to be the case, although the missionary nature of his actions is substantiated in a variety of ways. | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | am2013 | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://journals.sabinet.co.za/ej/ejour_patris.html | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Van der Bergh, RH 2013, 'The missionary character of Paul's stay on Malta (Acts 28:1-10) according to the early Church', Journal of Early Christian History, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 83-97. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2222-582X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31794 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Ancient Languages, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Unisa Press | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mission | en_US |
| dc.subject | Barbarians | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early Christian exegesis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Paul | en_US |
| dc.subject | Malta | en_US |
| dc.title | The missionary character of Paul's stay on Malta (Acts 28:1-10) according to the early Church | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |