Septuagint Quotations in the Context of the Petrine and Pauline Speeches of the Acta Apostolorum (Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology)

Septuagint Quotations in the Context of the Petrine and Pauline Speeches of the Acta Apostolorum Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology 12 Kampen: Kok Pharos, 1995. Pp. viii + 290, Paperback, G 69.90, ISBN 9039001316. Marion L. Soards Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Louisville, KY 40205-1798 This work is a slight revision of a doctoral dissertation done under the supervision of Cilliers Breytenbach and submitted to the Faculty of Theology, Department of New Testament, at the University of Pretoria in 1993-94. Early portions of the study were undertaken in 1990-91 at the Westfälische- Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, Germany, in consultation with D.-A. Koch. In the preface the author also recognizes a host of other scholars who entered into the discussion of the project--notably, R. Hanhard, U. Busse, B. Aland, M. Rese, H. Hübner, C. K. Barrett, and E. Plümacher. The monograph comprises nine chapters. The first two present the history of research and take up the identification and distribution of explicit quotations of the LXX in Acts. Chapters 3-8 focus on a series of specific speeches in Acts: Peter's first speech (Acts 1:16-22), second speech (Acts 2:14-41), and third speech (Acts 3:11-26); and Paul's first (Acts 13:16-41/48), sixth (Acts 22:30-23:9), and tenth speeches (Acts 28:16-28). The final chapter draws together elements and insights of the investigation of the particular speeches and states the author's conclusions. The study concludes with two appendices: the first presents information concerning the edition of the text of the LXX underlying Acts; the second lists the author's bibliography. Steyn's "history of research" is a tightly focused treatment of the use of the LXX in Acts. He notes that past works operated on three levels by studying either (1) the influence of the language of the LXX on Acts, (2) the explicit quotations of the LXX in Acts, or (3) the implicit influence (references, allusions, imitations, and transpositions of motifs) of the LXX on Acts. In turn, Steyn proposes "to look again to . . . the usage of material as manifested in the explicit quotations which were used" (p. 3). [Full Review]