The Discourse of Prayer in the Major Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

Hugh Houghton

doi:10.1484/J.APOCRA.2.300052

The Discourse of Prayer in the Major Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

Hugh Houghton

Theology and Religion

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Abstract

This article presents a linguistic analysis of the prayers in the five major Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles. In the first part, the prayers are described in terms of form and structural elements. The second part offers a comparison with direct speech in the same works and Christian prayers and Greek prayers from other sources. The results suggest that this relatively uncharacterised discourse, closer to colloquial speech than any religious model, offers an authentic example of early Christian prayer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-200
Number of pages	30
Journal	APOCRYPHA. International Journal of Apocryphal Literatures
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1484/J.APOCRA.2.300052
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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