Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (Christian Scripture) - MA (CSc)
Department
Theology
First Advisor/Committee Member
Robert W. Wall, Th.D., Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies
Keywords
Bible Acts xx 6-12
Abstract
The story of Paul's visit to Troas and the healing of the deceased boy Eutychus, Acts 20:6-12, significantly furthers the Lukan apology for Pauline authority, therefore playing a key role in the narrative world of Acts as well as in Acts' performance as Scripture. It has not often been asked how or why this might be true: how the text fits into the Lukan narrative and why it is important in this literary setting. An examination of this question will be presented below. This paper will observe, first, the Lukan portrait of Paul's authority in Acts and, second, the way Acts 20:6-12 fits into this portrait. The short story of Eutychus is an important piece of Luke's defense of Paul. By highlighting Paul's Jewishness, his connection to the story of Jesus, his authority to teach, and his role in the Christian community, the text emphasizes Paul's legitimacy as an authoritative prophetic figure.
Recommended Citation
Glavic, Julie A., "Eutychus in Acts and in the Church: The Narrative Significance of Acts 20:6-12" (2011). Theses and Dissertations (SPU Access Only). 1.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/etd_spu_only/1
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Comments
For the published version of this thesis, see Julie A. Glavic, "Eutychus in Acts and in the Church: The Narrative Significance of Acts 20:6-12," Bulletin for Biblical Research 24, no. 2 (2014): 179-206.