Prophecy in Carthage

By: Cecil M. Jr. Robeck

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Hardcover | 30 November 2022

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342 Pages

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""Prophecy"" is never easily defined. It has meant different things to different people of the church at different times. For some, it is an ancient and finished event from which we can only learn; for others, it is still an ongoing wonder, occurring daily in varying manifestations and calling for widely divergent responses.

Through the writings and legacy of Perpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian, early Christians of the third century, Cecil Robeck has undertaken a historical examination of the gift of prophecy in the early church. He explores their visions and how those visions served and spoke to the persecuted community of believers who formed the early church. From the perspectives of a laywoman, a bishop, and a theologian, he looks at connections between prophetic phenomena--on the rise in Carthage at that time and in decline elsewhere--and ecclesiastical expectations.

Placing emphasis on the prophetic function rather than the prophetic person, Robeck probes the interpretation, application, and effect of their visions on the church. Through that lens, he demonstrates that their visions have meaning beyond the personal and immediate for the prophet--that they can provide guidance, enlightenment, and meaning not only for their world and time, but for ours as well.

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“The use of authority and the place of the prophetic gifts in the church continues to be an important, often controversial, discussion in the church today. Robeck’s focused study on the fascinating situation in Carthage, North Africa, in the third century AD is important and illuminating both for church historians and those involved in the ministries of the church today. As ecumenical dialogs, also, these issues by their very nature have relevance. Robeck’s extended treatment of Perpetua, a person whose importance in the history of the church is too often overlooked, is significant for the discussions of women’s authority and leadership in the church.”
- David M. Scholer, professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary (1994–2008)

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