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How Ancient Narratives Persuade
Acts in Its Literary Context
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2020
Summary
The Acts of the Apostles includes persuasive speeches, but the whole story should also be seen as an act of persuasion. In How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context, Eric Clouston takes a fresh approach to interpreting Acts, treating it as a persuasive narrative. Comparison with other Greek narratives allows Clouston to show how events and characters––and how they are described as worthy of trust, empathy, or respect, as well as their speeches and narrator asides––all have different persuasive effects. His examination of the persuasive effects of narrative in Acts leads at last to conclusions about the purpose of the work directed to a readership unconvinced by the figure of Paul.
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2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0660-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0661-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
268
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Preface and Acknowledgments No access
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Chapter One Why Study the Persuasiveness of Narrative? No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter Two How to Identify the Persuasive Features of a Narrative No access Pages 17 - 44
Chapter Three Narrative Persuasion in Philo’s Embassy to Gaius No access Pages 45 - 64
Chapter Four Narrative Persuasion in Josephus’s Jewish War No access Pages 65 - 86
Chapter Five Narrative Persuasion in Joseph and Aseneth No access Pages 87 - 106
Chapter Six Narrative Persuasion in the Letter of Aristeas No access Pages 107 - 126
Chapter Seven Basic Literary Analysis of Acts No access Pages 127 - 142
Chapter Eight Narrative Persuasion in Acts No access Pages 143 - 176
Chapter Nine Case Study The Cornelius Episode, Acts 10:1–11:18 No access Pages 177 - 194
Chapter Ten Comparison Between the Five Texts No access Pages 195 - 208
Chapter Eleven Revisiting the Purpose of Acts No access Pages 209 - 220
Chapter Twelve Conclusions No access Pages 221 - 230
