"In this study, Eric C. Moore examines Acts of the Apostles against the backdrop of colonization in the ancient Mediterranean world. He shows how common cultural beliefs concerning the foundation of new communities shape Luke's account as well." --.

• Cover
• Title
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction: Colonization as a Framework for Reading Acts
• Chapter 1: Locating This Book’s Approach to (Luke-) Acts
  • 1.1 Two Common Approaches
    • 1.1.1 Studies of (Luke-) Acts’ Genre
    • 1.1.2 Studies of (Luke-) Acts’ Geography
  • 1.2 An Alternative Approach: (Luke-) Acts and Cult/Community Foundations
    • 1.2.1 Studies of Colonization and Related Accounts
    • 1.2.2 Studies of Paul
    • 1.2.3 Studies of Luke-Acts
  • 1.3 This Book’s Approach: Reading Acts via a Colonizing Framework
• Chapter 2: Colonization – An Analytic Framework
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Colonization in the Ancient Mediterranean World
    • 2.2.1 A Variegated Phenomenon
    • 2.2.2 Colonization Motifs
      • 2.2.2.1 Origins
      • 2.2.2.2 Divine Sanction
      • 2.2.2.3 Founder(s)
  • 2.3 Colonization Accounts: Case Studies
    • 2.3.1 Colonization in the Archaic Period
      • 2.3.1.1 The Foundation of Gela
      • 2.3.1.2 The Foundation of Rhegion
      • 2.3.1.3 The Foundation of Croton
      • 2.3.1.4 The Foundation of Syracuse
      • 2.3.1.5 The Foundation of Cyrene
    • 2.3.2 Colonization in the Classical Period
      • 2.3.2.1 Metropolis and Colony
      • 2.3.2.2 Religious Sanction
    • 2.3.3 Colonization in the Hellenistic Period
      • 2.3.3.1 Alexander the Founder according to Arrian, Plutarch, and Ps.-Callisthenes
      • 2.3.3.2 The Foundations of Seleucus Nicator according to John Malalas
    • 2.3.4 Colonization of Rome
      • 2.3.4.1 Introduction
      • 2.3.4.2 The Foundation of Rome according to Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus
  • 2.4 Conclusions
• Chapter 3: The Origins of the Cult Community in Jerusalem (Acts 1–5)
  • 3.1 The Community’s Founder(s), Origins, and Divine Mandate (Acts 1–2)
    • 3.1.1 Founding Figure(s)
    • 3.1.2 Jerusalem Origins
    • 3.1.3 Divine Sanction
      • 3.1.3.1 Oracle of Colonization
      • 3.1.3.2 Precipitation of Colonization
    • 3.1.4 Summation
  • 3.2 The Colonizing Mission in Jerusalem (Acts 3–5)
    • 3.2.1 Comparative Introduction
    • 3.2.2 The Founding Acts of the Apostles
      • 3.2.2.1 The Pattern of Founding Acts
      • 3.2.2.2 Divine Sanction of the Apostles’ Founding Acts
    • 3.2.3 The “Institutions” of the Jerusalem Community
  • 3.3 Conclusions
• Chapter 4: Antioch of Syria: Colony and Mother Community
  • 4.1 Introduction: The Pivotal Role of Antioch in Acts
  • 4.2 Socio-Historical Sketch of Antioch
  • 4.3 Antioch, Colony of the Jerusalem Community
    • 4.3.1 Crisis Origins
    • 4.3.2 Foundation through Cult Transfer
    • 4.3.3 Constitution as a “Mixed” Community
      • 4.3.3.1 Precursor: Acts 8 (Philip’s Ministry)
      • 4.3.3.2 Precursor: Acts 9:1–31 (Paul’s Commission)
      • 4.3.3.3 Precursor: Acts 10:9–11:18 (Peter in Caesarea)
    • 4.3.4 Jerusalem Oversight
  • 4.4 Antioch, Mother City of “Second-Generation” Colonies
    • 4.4.1 Divine Sanction of Colonizing Ventures
    • 4.4.2 Community “Institutions”
      • 4.4.2.1 Leadership Institutions
      • 4.4.2.2 Religious Institutions
    • 4.4.3 Conclusion: The Antiochene Community’s Colonies
• Chapter 5: Pisidian Antioch and the Rhetoric of “Second-Generation” Colonization
  • 5.1 Introduction: The Significance of Acts 13
  • 5.2 Socio-Historical and Architectural Sketch of Antioch
  • 5.3 Paul’s Speech: The Rhetoric of “Second-Generation” Colonization
    • 5.3.1 Introduction
    • 5.3.2 The Ancestral Prehistory (13:17–22)
      • 5.3.2.1 Introduction
      • 5.3.2.2 Prehistory as Preparation
    • 5.3.3 The Colonizing Message for Antioch (13:23–41)
      • 5.3.3.1 Introduction
      • 5.3.3.2 Announcing the Colonizing Message (13:23–31)
      • 5.3.3.3 Explaining the Colonizing Message (13:32–37)
      • 5.3.3.4 Pressing Home the Colonizing Message (13:38–41)
    • 5.3.4 Summation: The Rhetoric of “Second-Generation” Colonization
  • 5.4 The Outcome of Second-Generation Colonization at Antioch
    • 5.4.1 The Foundation of a “Mixed” Community
    • 5.4.2 The Colonization of Pisidian Antioch – A Success?
• Chapter 6: Conclusion
• Appendix: Abridged Chart of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman Colonies
• Bibliography
• Index of Ancient Sources
• Index of Modern Authors
• Index of Subjects