Rhodea, Greg,  1983- <br/><br/>
Signs of continuity :  the function of miracles in Jesus and Paul /  [print] 
Greg Rhodea. 
 - University Park, Pennsylvania :  Eisenbrauns,  [(c)2019. 
 - xiv, 176 pages ;  24 cm 
 - Bulletin for biblical research supplement series ;  22 .
 - Bulletin for biblical research supplements ;  22. .
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<br/><br/> Introduction  Signs of gracious inclusion  Signs of authoritative power with a lifestyle of weakness  Signs of the new age  Paul and the miracles of Jesus : knowledge, continuity, and dependence  Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> For more than a century, scholars have debated whether Paul the apostle was a faithful follower of Jesus or a corruptor of Jesus's message and the true founder of Christianity. Signs of Continuity intervenes in this debate by exploring a largely overlooked element of similarity between the two men: the place of miracles in their ministries.  In his close analysis of the miracles performed by Jesus and Paul, Greg Rhodea points to signs of continuity between these two historical figures of Christianity. He argues that both Jesus and Paul understood their miracles as accompanying and actualizing a message of gracious inclusion of the marginalized, resisted proving their ability to work miracles to those who asked for a sign despite the importance of miracle-working to their personal authentication, and interpreted miracles as proof of the presence of the eschatological kingdom. Based on these similarities, Rhodea concludes that Paul the apostle knew of Jesus's miracles and that he imitated Jesus in his own ministry of miracle-working.  In highlighting this previously unexplored area of continuity, Rhodea makes a significant contribution to the debate over the relationship between Jesus and Paul. Biblical scholars and students interested in this debate will find Signs of Continuity enlightening and informative.  https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Continuity-Function-Miracles-Supplement/dp/1575069784/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781575069784&qid=1572019891&s=books&sr=1-1 
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<br/><br/><br/>Greg Rhodea is Senior Pastor at Grace Bible Chapel in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781575069784 1575069784 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018060801 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jesus Christ--Miracles.<br/>Paul, the Apostle, Saint --Miracles.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--New Testament--Theology.<br/>Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Miracles--Biblical teaching.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2545.S546 2019 BS2545.M5.R475.S546 2019