The death of Ananias and Saphira: A threat to the enemies of Christian egalitarianism in Acts of the Apostles 5.1-11

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  • Anderson de Oliveira Lima CNPq

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Acts of Apostles. Exegesis. Narrative Analysis. Primitive Christianity. New Testament.

Abstract

In this article, our task will be study a debated text of the New Testament (Acts of Apostles 5.1-11) when a couple (Ananias and Saphira) want to join in the Jerusalem’s Christian primitive community, but they are murdered by a violent God’s intervention. The subject is an actual exegetical analysis that going to explain this controversial scene, and a useful pragmatic consideration about the text’s meaning.

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Anderson de Oliveira Lima, CNPq

Acesso ao currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0644542740426095

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2012): The Word of God in the Church

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