Religious Studies Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2016
Publication Source
Journal of Early Christian Studies
Abstract
In a Coptic fragment associated with the Acts of Peter, Peter “heals” and then “disables” his own daughter as a demonstration of God’s power at work in him. The following article will compare Peter’s speech with the ancient rhetorical form of the chreia. When placed alongside other traditions that describe the life of Peter, a consistent pattern of anti-healings emerges, in which a display of apostolic power harms another character in order to provide a lesson for those watching. Taken together, the rhetoric and themes of the pericope suggest that it was composed as a way of explaining a difficult saying that was attributed to Peter.
Inclusive pages
145-71
ISBN/ISSN
1067-6341
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2016, Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Volume
24
Issue
2
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Henning, Meghan, "Chreia Elaboration and the Un-healing of Peter's Daughter: Rhetorical Analysis as a Clue to Understanding the Development of a Petrine Tradition" (2016). Religious Studies Faculty Publications. 132.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rel_fac_pub/132
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Comments
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