Ethical Pagan Theism and the Speeches in Acts

It has been and still is debated whether the speeches attributed to characters in the Acts of the Apostles should be taken as their own, more or less accurately recorded; or as based on an early pattern of preaching; or as reflecting the beliefs of churches contemporary with the writing of the book...

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Main Author: Downing, Francis Gerald 1935- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1981
In: New Testament studies
Year: 1981, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 544-563
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