Prophetic Rebuke in Acts: Calling for Reform Rather than Rejection of Israel
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Boesenberg, Dulcinea
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2019
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Paul’s quotation of the prophet Isaiah and subsequent announcement that he will proclaim the gospel to the Gentiles in the final verses of the Acts of the Apostles has been read as evidence that the mission to the Jews has come to an end. Against this interpretation, I argue that Paul’s words, when read in light of Paul’s prophetic rebuke of Jews in Acts 13:41 and Paul’s two earlier “turns” to the Gentiles (Acts 13:46; 18:6), function as part of his gospel proclamation to encourage reform. Just as Paul’s use of prophetic rebuke and turns to the Gentiles did not bring an end to the mission to the Jews in the course of the Acts narrative, neither do they end the Jewish mission in Acts 28.|Keywords: Paul, Acts, prophetic rebuke, mission to the Jews, use of scripture
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Boesenberg, D. (2019). Prophetic Rebuke in Acts: Calling for Reform Rather than Rejection of Israel. Supplement Series for the Journal of Religion & Society Supplement Series, 18, 5-19.
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University
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1941-8450