prison-escape in Acts of the Apostles Weaver, John B. creator text bibliography Electronic books. gw 2004 2004 monographic eng 1 online resource (347 pages) Prison-escape and myth-criticism -- Epiphanic rescue from prison in ancient myth and history -- "Beginning from Jerusalem" : prison-escape and the mythopoesis of Christian origins in Acts 1-7 -- Rescue and regicide : the poetics and politics of group validation in Acts 12 -- "A door of faith opened to the Gentiles" : prison epiphany and cult foundation in Acts 16. John B. Weaver. Slight revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Emory University, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-314) and indexes. Criticism, Form Miracles Comparative studies Escapes Mythology Comparative studies Myth in the Bible BS2625.6.M5 W43 2004eb 226.6/06 Weaver, John B. Berlin : W. de Gruyter, [2004] xii, 335 pages ; 24 cm. (DLC) 2004022188 9783110915617 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10772799 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10772799 CaPaEBR 040920 ebr10772799 eng