Abstract
Paul's event on the road to Damascus is characterised as one of the most striking and enigmatic events in the history of Christianity. Luke presents this conversion account on three occasions in the book of the Acts of the Apostles, which underlines its importance. Similarly, Paul, in his epistle to the Galatians, relates in the first person what really happened on the road to Damascus. In order to understand more deeply the Pauline historiography, we will immerseourselves in Paul's three worlds, Jewish, Greek and Roman, with their social, cultural and religious phenomena in which he lived, influenced and consequently defined who he was and who he came to be. After a brief study of the different perspectives of the notion of Conversion, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament, we will focus on the analysis of the three accounts taking into account the literary contexts, the content, the form and the variations of
each one, as well as in the Epistle to the Galatians, where Paul underlines the gratuity of God's revelation, his call to preach among the Gentiles. Finally, we will present a synthesis of the different perspectives on Paul's event on the road to Damascus.
Date of Award | 6 Jul 2023 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
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Supervisor | José Carlos da Silva Carvalho (Supervisor) |
Keywords
- בּשׁ] swb]
- Μετανοέω
- ἀποκαλύπτω
- ἐπιστρέψω
- Paul
- Corvension
- Revelation
- Vocation
- Road
- Damascus
Designation
- Mestrado Integrado em Teologia