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Leadership and LifestyleThe Portrait of Paul in the Miletus Speech and 1 Thessalonians\nAuthor(s): Steve Walton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521036382, 978-0521036382\nSynopsis\nThis study contributes to debate about the portraits of Paul in Acts and his epistles by considering Paul's Miletus speech (Acts [url] and identifies and compares major themes in Luke and Paul's views of Christian leadership. Comparisons with Jesus' speeches in Luke show how Lukan the speech is and, with 1 Thessalonians, how Pauline it is. The speech calls the Ephesian elders to service after Paul's departure to Jerusalem, focusing on: faithful fulfilment of leadership responsibility; suffering; attitudes to wealth and work; and the death of Jesus. Paul models Christian leadership for the elders. Parallels in Luke highlight his view of Christian leadership - modelled by Jesus and taught to his disciples, and modell.