The topos of Divine Testimony in Luke-Acts

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James R. McConnell. The topos of Divine Testimony in Luke-Acts

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Abbreviations

1 • Introduction

2 • The topos of Divine Testimony and its Application in Ancient Speeches and Treatises

3 • The topos of Divine Testimony through Utterances in Hellenistic Narratives

4 • The topos of Divine Testimony through Utterances in Luke-Acts

5 • The topos of Divine Testimony through Deeds in Hellenistic Narratives

6 • The topos of Divine Testimony through Deeds in Luke-Acts

7 • Conclusion

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Ancient Writers Index

Scripture Index

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The topos of Divine Testimony in Luke-Acts

James R. McConnell Jr.

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Who will deny that such beliefs are useful when he remembers how often oaths are used to confirm agreements, how important to our well-being is the sanctity of treaties, how many persons are deterred from crime by the fear of divine punishment, and how sacred an association of citizens becomes when the immortal gods are made members of it, either as judges or as witnesses [quamque sancta sit societas civium inter ipsos diis immortalibus interpositis tum iudicibus, tum testibus]. (Leg. 2.7.15)

Thus Cicero associates the goodness of Rome’s laws with the gods who are active participants in the legal system through their testimony and judgment.

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