Abstract

In Christian tradition, Paul is the apostle to the nations. However, his portrayal in the Book of Acts is more nuanced. For a longer period, Paul's ministry is limited to Jews. Only from Acts 13 onwards does Paul slowly emerge as ministering to non-Jews. Yet even then, Paul remains foremost an emissary to diaspora Judaism. In its apology for Paul and his disputed way of including non-Jews into the people of God, Acts emphasises that Paul did so without diminishing the priority of Israel, as a staunch proponent of Jewish monotheism and in a way that took full account of the precarious situation of diaspora Judaism.

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Title
Emissary to Jews in the Diaspora and to Some Non-Jews, Champion of Jewish Monotheism and Circumspect of Diaspora Judaism: Paul of Tarsus in the Book of Acts
Author
Stenschke, Christoph 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa 
Pages
72-87
Section
Articles
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Jan 2024
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISSN
00286885
e-ISSN
14698145
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; French; German
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688523000218
ProQuest document ID
2920410819
Copyright
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