THE
“MISSIONARY
JOURNEYS”
OF
PAUL
According
to
the
Acts
of
the
Apostles
“Missionary
Journey”
in
Acts
General
Remarks
• Lukan
composi-onal
construct
(textual
repertoire)
• Difficult
to
reconcile
with
pegs
in
Le:ers
of
Paul
• “Journey”
as
theme
in
Luke-‐Acts;
coincides
with
“geography”
of
Luke-‐Acts
– Spread
of
Chris-anity
“Missionary
Journey
1”
• Acts
13-‐14
• Before
the
“Council
of
Jerusalem”
(Acts
15)
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:
1-‐3
1
Ἦσαν
δὲ
ἐν
Ἀντιοχείᾳ
κατὰ
τὴν
οὖσαν
ἐκκλησίαν
προφῆται
καὶ
διδάσκαλοι
ὅ
τε
Βαρναβᾶς
καὶ
Συμεὼν
ὁ
καλούμενος
Νίγερ,
καὶ
Λούκιος
ὁ
Κυρηναῖος,
Μαναήν
τε
Ἡρῴδου
τοῦ
τετραάρχου
σύντροφος
καὶ
Σαῦλος.
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:
1-‐3
2
λειτουργούντων
δὲ
αὐτῶν
τῷ
κυρίῳ
καὶ
νηστευόντων
εἶπεν
τὸ
πνεῦμα
τὸ
ἅγιον·∙
Ἀφορίσατε
δή
μοι
τὸν
Βαρναβᾶν
καὶ
Σαῦλον
εἰς
τὸ
ἔργον
ὃ
προσκέκλημαι
αὐτούς.
3
τότε
νηστεύσαντες
καὶ
προσευξάμενοι
καὶ
ἐπιθέντες
τὰς
χεῖρας
αὐτοῖς
ἀπέλυσαν.
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:
1-‐3
• Preparatory
• Point
of
origin:
An-och,
Syria
– There
is
a
significant
block
of
narra-ve
that
highlights
“An-och”
– Source/tradi-on
with
links
to
the
Chris-an
community
in
that
city?
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:
1-‐3
• “prophets
and
teachers”
dis-nct
from
“apostles”?
• The
Holy
Spirit
as
“character”
• “Barnabas
and
Saul”
– Paul
is
s-ll
“Saul”
– From
13:13,
Paul
takes
lead
billing
• “Lord’s
service…
fas-ng,
prayer,
laying
of
hands”
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• An-och-‐Seleucia
• To
Salamis
(E)
and
then
to
Paphos
(W),
Cyprus
• To
Perga
in
Pamphylia
(Southern
Asia
Minor)
• To
Pisidian
An-och,
Iconium,
Lystra,
Derbe
• [back]
to
Lystra,
Iconium,
An-och,
Perga
• To
A:alia
• To
An-och
in
Syria
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• 13,
5:
John
(Mark)
as
assistant
(cf
12,25)
– Leaves
them
shortly
a•erwards
(cf
13,13)
• 13,
9:
“Saul,
also
known
as
Paul”
• 13,
7:
“proconsul
Sergius
Paulus”
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• 13,
5:
preaching
in
the
synagogue
(Salamis)
– 13,
14;
43-‐44
(Pisidian
An-och)
– 14,
1
(Iconium)
• Paul’s
preaching
to
Jews
(13:17-‐41,
46-‐47)
– //
Peter’s
preaching
(2:14b-‐36);
Stephen’s
(7:1-‐53)
– missionary
kerygma
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
14
αὐτοὶ
δὲ
διελθόντες
ἀπὸ
τῆς
Πέργης
παρεγένοντο
εἰς
Ἀντιόχειαν
τὴν
Πισιδίαν,
καὶ
εἰσελθόντες
εἰς
τὴν
συναγωγὴν
τῇ
ἡμέρᾳ
τῶν
σαββάτων
ἐκάθισαν.
15
μετὰ
δὲ
τὴν
ἀνάγνωσιν
τοῦ
νόμου
καὶ
τῶν
προφητῶν
ἀπέστειλαν
οἱ
ἀρχισυνάγωγοι
πρὸς
αὐτοὺς
λέγοντες·∙
Ἄνδρες
ἀδελφοί,
εἴ
τίς
ἐστιν
ἐν
ὑμῖν
λόγος
παρακλήσεως
πρὸς
τὸν
λαόν,
λέγετε.
16
ἀναστὰς
δὲ
Παῦλος
καὶ
κατασείσας
τῇ
χειρὶ
εἶπεν·∙
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
14
αὐτοὶ
δὲ
διελθόντες
ἀπὸ
τῆς
Πέργης
παρεγένοντο
εἰς
Ἀντιόχειαν
τὴν
Πισιδίαν,
καὶ
εἰσελθόντες
εἰς
τὴν
συναγωγὴν
τῇ
ἡμέρᾳ
τῶν
σαββάτων
ἐκάθισαν.
• Synagogue
• Sabbath
• Public,
religious
place
for
gathering
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
15a
μετὰ
δὲ
τὴν
ἀνάγνωσιν
τοῦ
νόμου
καὶ
τῶν
προφητῶν
ἀπέστειλαν
οἱ
ἀρχισυνάγωγοι
πρὸς
αὐτοὺς
λέγοντες·∙
• Reading
of
the
law
and
the
prophets
• Leaders
of
the
synagogue
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
15b
Ἄνδρες
ἀδελφοί,
εἴ
τίς
ἐστιν
ἐν
ὑμῖν
λόγος
παρακλήσεως
πρὸς
τὸν
λαόν,
λέγετε.16
ἀναστὰς
δὲ
Παῦλος
καὶ
κατασείσας
τῇ
χειρὶ
εἶπεν·∙
• «word
of
encouragement»
(preaching)
– Cf
v
26
ὁ
λόγος
τῆς
σωτηρίας;
v
49
ὁ
λόγος
τοῦ
κυρίου
• Paul
«stood
up»
– Cf
Luke
4:20
«Jesus…
sat
down»
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
Direct
Address
15
Ἄνδρες
ἀδελφοί
16
Ἄνδρες
Ἰσραηλῖται
καὶ
οἱ
φοβούμενοι
τὸν
θεόν,
26
Ἄνδρες
ἀδελφοί,
υἱοὶ
γένους
Ἀβραὰμ
καὶ
οἱ
ἐν
ὑμῖν
φοβούμενοι
τὸν
θεόν,
38
ἄνδρες
ἀδελφοί
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13:14-‐51
Paul’s
preaching
in
the
synagogue
Audience
43
ἠκολούθησαν
πολλοὶ
τῶν
Ἰουδαίων
καὶ
τῶν
σεβομένων
προσηλύτων
50
οἱ
δὲ
Ἰουδαῖοι
παρώτρυναν
τὰς
σεβομένας
γυναῖκας
τὰς
εὐσχήμονας
καὶ
τοὺς
πρώτους
τῆς
πόλεως
• Diaspora
synagogue
admi:ed
non-‐Jews
• Also,
influen-al
women-‐worshippers
and
leaders
of
the
city
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
Apostoloj
• applied
to
Paul,
Barnabas
(14:
4.14)
• It
is
only
here
that
Acts
used
term
to
refer
to
Paul
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
Apostoloj
• Why
the
reluctance?
– Paul
in
his
le:ers
insisted
on
being
an
apostle
(Gal;
1
Cor);
– but
Luke
understands
apostle
differently,
reserving
it
for
the
12
exclusively;
even
in
the
Gospel
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• Characterized
by
preaching
and
miracles
– 13:6-‐12
(Bar-‐Jesus)
– 14:8-‐18
(cripped
at
Lystra)
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• Recep-on
of
their
message
– Acceptance
(13:12;
13:43,48;
14:2,
4;
14:21)
– Rejec-on
(13:45,50;
14:2,4;
14:19-‐20a)
– Furtherance
(13:51;
14:7;
14:20b)
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• Paul’s
1st
Gen-le
convert:
Sergius
Paulus
(13:12)
– //
Peter’s
1st
Gen-le
convert:
Cornelius
(10-‐11:18)
• Return
trip
(14:21-‐28)
– mission
of
“strengthening,
encouraging”
– “installing
presbyters”
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
• Ques-ons
of
historicity
of
Missionary
Journey
1
• No
correspondence
with
Paul’s
le:ers
• Lukan
construct?
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
IMPORTANCE
1. Provides
narra-ve
glimpse
of
Paul’s
preaching;
Recep-on
by
Jews
and
Gen-les
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
IMPORTANCE
2. prepares
for
the
‘Council
of
Jerusalem’
(15)
– Paul
now
had
1st
hand
experience
and
data
of
missionary
preaching
“Missionary
Journey
1”
Acts
13-‐14
IMPORTANCE
3. Leads
to
the
formal
endorsement
of
Paul’s
“mission
to
the
Gen-les”