While the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 and the slave-girl Rhoda in Acts 12 are not commonly compared or connected, they both present a distinctive expression of joy in the face of great opposition and oppression. It is argued that their overwhelming expressions of joy that drove them to distraction are not best understood as simple responses to recent events or experiences in their narratives, i.e. non-cognitive emotion, but rather as willful and decisive proclamations demonstrative of their character, values, and worldview, i.e. cognitive emotion. In this way, their joyful behavior was a means of asserting their inclusion into the communities and culture that marginalized them. Despite their sudden disappearance from the text, their last words and actions were of joy and vindication, which continue to stand as their legacy and challenge.

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论分心与消失的喜乐：《使徒行传》中埃塞俄比亚太监与女奴罗达的释经比较

虽然使徒行传 8 中的埃塞俄比亚太监和使徒行传 12 中的女奴罗达没有共同的可比性或联系，但他们在面对巨大的反对和压迫时都表现出独特的喜悦表情。有人认为，他们压倒性的快乐表达使他们分心，最好不要将其理解为对他们叙述中最近发生的事件或经历的简单反应，即非认知情感，而是故意和果断的宣言，展示了他们的性格、价值观、和世界观，即认知情感。通过这种方式，他们快乐的行为是一种方式，表明他们融入了使他们边缘化的社区和文化。尽管他们突然从文本中消失了，但他们最后的言行充满了喜悦和证明，这仍然是他们的遗产和挑战。