The Implications of the Implied Author：An Analysis of Jerusalem Church in Acts of Apostles with Narrative Criticism

• Main Authors: Shu-Jung Wang, 王淑榮
• Other Authors: Xue-Sheng Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96m5b2

碩士 === 中原大學 === 宗教研究所 === 106 === In this research, the Narrative Criticism is applied to the study of Acts of Apostles, and it is found that the main plot of the story is that the followers shall be the witnesses of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. From the research the implied reader can find that the implied author has a negative attitude towards the Jerusalem Church. First the apostles except Peter do not contribute much to the missionary work which was the great mission from Jesus before his ascension. On the contrary, it is Stephen, Philip, Paul, Barnabas, Silas and others who are obedient to the lead of the Holy Spirit and do much in spread of the gospel. Next, the reader can see that the leaders of the Jerusalem Church are generally falling behind the trend of the gospel spreading out to the gentiles in that they are conservative, reluctant, inactive and even become the hindrance in spreading the gospels to gentiles, which results in their disappearance from the stage of the history. From this the reader may notice that the implied author generally concur with Paul in theology and action.