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The Protreptic Power of Early Christian Language: From John To Augustine*

The Protreptic Power of Early Christian Language: From John To Augustine* THE PROTREPTIC POWER OF EARLY CHRISTIAN LANGUAGE: FROM JOHN TO AUGUSTINE* BY JOHN G. COOK Early Christians used language including biblical language for a variety of purposes. In an illuminating survey of Christian papyri from Egypt, C. H. Roberts describes a number of uses of biblical language: a preacher's sermon notes (III C.E.); devotional handbooks for the wealthy; texts for public reading including a papyrus codex of Matthew (II C.E.); instruction for catechumens (III C.E.); a school reading text with selections from the Psalms and Isocrates; and amulets of the third and fourth century.' One of the purposes was to recruit people to their religion. An intriguing example of this missionary use of biblical language is 750. p50 (IV/V C.E.) comprises two narratives from Acts (8:26-32, 10:26-31). C. H. Kraeling notes that the document is complete in itself. The content of the stories prompts Kraeling to hypothesize that the document may have had a missionary or homiletic purpose (or both). A Christian preacher could have used it in instruction on Chris- tian missions using the example of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch with that of Peter and the Centurion. In this paper we will survey a number of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

The Protreptic Power of Early Christian Language: From John To Augustine*

Cook, John G.
Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 48 (2): 105 – Jan 1, 1994
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© 1994 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/157007294X00168
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THE PROTREPTIC POWER OF EARLY CHRISTIAN LANGUAGE: FROM JOHN TO AUGUSTINE* BY JOHN G. COOK Early Christians used language including biblical language for a variety of purposes. In an illuminating survey of Christian papyri from Egypt, C. H. Roberts describes a number of uses of biblical language: a preacher's sermon notes (III C.E.); devotional handbooks for the wealthy; texts for public reading including a papyrus codex of Matthew (II C.E.); instruction for catechumens (III C.E.); a school reading text with selections from the Psalms and Isocrates; and amulets of the third and fourth century.' One of the purposes was to recruit people to their religion. An intriguing example of this missionary use of biblical language is 750. p50 (IV/V C.E.) comprises two narratives from Acts (8:26-32, 10:26-31). C. H. Kraeling notes that the document is complete in itself. The content of the stories prompts Kraeling to hypothesize that the document may have had a missionary or homiletic purpose (or both). A Christian preacher could have used it in instruction on Chris- tian missions using the example of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch with that of Peter and the Centurion. In this paper we will survey a number of

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Published: Jan 1, 1994

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