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The Samaritan Mission in Acts (Hardcover)
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The Samaritan Mission in Acts (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
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The portrait of the Samaritan mission in Acts 8:4-25 is the climax
of various Lukan episodes involving the Samaritans. This work shows
that the function of this portrait makes better sense in light of
the historical context of the Samaritans up to and including the
New Testament period, and of Luke's special interest in the
Samaritans as depicted in his Gospel. A review of the socio-ethnic
and religious contexts of the Samaritans points to the conclusion
that they struggled to establish the legitimacy of their identity
and status as a people. In some Jewish circles, they were
considered as socially outcasts, ethnically foreigners, and
religiously apostates, syncretists and idolaters. From a Jewish
point of view, any unplanned and unauthorised mission of the church
to Samaritans could cast doubts on the legitimacy of the mission
itself and of nascent Samaritan Christianity. In his Gospel, Luke
uses the Samaritan references to defend the legitimacy of the
Samaritans and their status as part of Israel, and to portray
Jesus' anticipation of a future mission to them. His literary
ability and theological interest includes the Samaritans in the
anticipated eschatological and soteriological plan of God. Thus, he
attempts to reverse the popular anti-Samaritan feelings of some
Jews, as well as the saying in Mt. 10:5, making them neighbours who
show mercy and also true worshippers of God, who obey the Law. In
Acts 8:4-25, Luke defends the divine origin and legitimacy of both
the mission and Samaritan Christianity. He sets the mission in
accordance with the commission of Jesus and in the divine context
of persecution. He shows the kerygmatic and pneumatic legitimacy of
Philips's ministry, the apostolic legitimacy of the Jerusalem
apostles, and the purity of the new community in the way Simon was
dealth with. This rhetorical and theological function of Acts
8:4-25 using an anticipation-legitimation device may suggest an
apologetic purpose of Luke.
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