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The Schechina Concept(s) in Acts: The Formation Potential of Old Testament Citations
- Neotestamentica
- New Testament Society of Southern Africa
- Volume 51, Number 1, 2017
- pp. 113-127
- 10.1353/neo.2017.0006
- Article
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Abstract:
The topic and title of this study was inspired by contributions to Das Geheimnis der Gegenwart Gottes (eds. Janowski and Popkes). The more general aim is to contribute towards a better understanding of the Schechina concept as understood by the NT authors. The more specific aim is to question what may have determined the particular Schechina concept(s) of Luke-Acts' author. To this end, the article will first describe what is meant by the Schechina concept, asserting and explaining the function of OT citations in this regard. The article will then proceed to identify those sections of text that may assist in constructing a Schechina idea. Once such an idea has been constructed for Acts, the article will focus on the extent to which the OT citations underwrite the Schechina concept of Acts.