Paul’s Exemplary Ministry: Acts 20:17–35 and Exempla in Ancient Historiography
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This article examines Paul’s speech to the Ephesian elders at Miletus in light of the use of exempla in ancient historiography. This examination proceeds by situating the exemplarity of history within ancient conceptions of historical recurrence and human nature, surveying the use of exempla in ancient historiography, and considering in what ways Luke’s presentation of Paul’s example is like and unlike such uses. Particularly relevant for this study is the application of a cycle of exemplarity operative in the broader Greco-Roman world as presented by Matthew B. Roller. The article argues that Luke’s presentation of Paul as an exemplum mostly corresponds to that of other ancient historians, although key differences are due to his subject matter and theological concerns.
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Lee Hagewood
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- 10.5325/bullbiblrese.35.1.0042
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