Philip: Apostle and Evangelist: Configurations of a Tradition

by Christopher R. Matthews

This study investigates the history of the traditions that coalesced around the name Philip in the New Testament and other early Christian literature. It proposes that all of this material ultimately owes its genesis to one historical and literary figure, Philip the apostle. This proposition is explored through a wide-ranging examination of the evidence: Luke's redactional employment of traditional materials about Philip the apostle in Acts 8:4-25...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004120548
• ISBN13: 9789004120549
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"