Background
MacDonald, Dennis Ronald was born on July 1, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Ronald and Mildred Macdonald.
( The apostle Paul--antifeminist conformist, or social ra...)
The apostle Paul--antifeminist conformist, or social radical? Combining New Testament studies with folkloristic methods to search for the true identity of Paul, the author sheds new light on the apocryphal Acts of Paul and the Pastoral Epistles of the canonical New Testament. With this book, the legends surrounding the apostle have been rescued from near oblivion and properly placed in the Pauline tradition. Formulated in the days of early Christianity and handed down through the centuries, they cast new light on Paul's views about the ordination of women, the forms of Christian community, and the meaning of the gospel for politics, society, and sexuality.
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(This study focuses on the apocryphal Acts of Andrew (c. 2...)
This study focuses on the apocryphal Acts of Andrew (c. 200 CE), which purports to tell the story of the travels, miracles, and martyrdom of the apostle Andrew. Traditional scholarship has looked for the background of such writings in Jewish and Christian scriptures. MacDonald, however, breaks with that model and looks to classic literature for the sources of this story. Specifically, he argues that the Acts represent an attempt to transform Greco-Roman myth into Christian narrative categories by telling the story of Andrew in terms of Homeric epic, in particular the Odyssey. MacDonald presents a point-by-point comparison of the two works, finding the resemblances so strong, numerous, and tendentious that they virtually compel the reader to consider the Acts a transformative "rewriting" of the epic. This discovery not only sheds valuable light on the uses of Homer in the early church but also significantly contributes to our understanding of the reception of Homer in the empire as a whole.
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MacDonald, Dennis Ronald was born on July 1, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Ronald and Mildred Macdonald.
Children from previous marriage: Katya Louise, Julian Peter. Stepchildren: Kristin Hudlow White, Shannon Kim White, Stephen Michael White. Bachelor of Arts, Bob Jones University, 1968.
Master of Divinity McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1978.
Assistant professor Goshen College (Indiana), 1977-1980. Assistant professor New Testament, Iliff School Theology, Denver, 1980-1983, associate professor, 1983-1990, professor, 1990. Visiting professor Harvard Division School, 1985-1986, Union Theological Seminary, 1991.
( The apostle Paul--antifeminist conformist, or social ra...)
(This study focuses on the apocryphal Acts of Andrew (c. 2...)
("Paul altered this saying")
Member of Society Biblical Literature (vice president Rocky Mountain region 1983-1984, president 1984-1985).
Married Kathleen White MacDonald, April 20, 1996. Stepchildren: Kristin Hudlow White, Shannon Kim White, Stephen Michael White;children from previous marriage: Katya Louise, Julian Peter.