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- Title
Vita Apologetica: The Lives of Josephus and Paul in Apologetic Historiography.
- Authors
Gnuse, Robert
- Abstract
Paul and Josephus both were apologists for their religious communities and thus shared many attributes in common. Since the book of Acts, crafted in the late first century, was contemporary with Josephus's writings, some critical scholars have suggested dependence by one of these authors upon the other. This article suggests that the author of Acts may have been inspired by Josephan texts when crafting biographical narratives about Paul. The article evaluates possible connections between Acts and Josephan texts in regard to: (1) their references to the same political events in Palestine, (2) the broad educational experiences of both men, (3) shipwreck experiences of both men and (4) visions of dream images, which communicated life-altering messages to both men.
- Subjects
BIBLE. Acts; BIBLE. Luke; JOSEPHUS, Flavius, ca. 37-ca. 100; PAUL, the Apostle, Saint; SHIPWRECKS in the Bible; DREAMS in the Bible; HISTORY of Judaism, to 70 A.D.
- Publication
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 2002, Vol 13, Issue 2, p151
- ISSN
0951-8207
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/095182070201300203