The topos of Divine Testimony in Luke-Acts. James R. McConnell

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of the miracle narratives conveys the eschatological message” contained in them (“Perspectives on the Miracle Stories,” 395; emphasis in original).

      Betz is also sympathetic to Theissen’s project; he, however, argues for a stronger emphasis on the artistic contribution of the author through the myriad combinations and foci that result from the author’s use of those motifs identified by Theissen. In this way the distinctively Christian elements can be isolated and the Christian interpretation of the miracle accounts deduced.

      Sterling performs a form-critical analysis of the triple tradition that relates the exorcism performed by Jesus following the transfiguration, ultimately arguing that this account is based on an actual event in the life of Jesus.