How Ancient Narratives Persuade - Acts in Its Literary Context (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2022
Authors:	Eric Clouston
Dimensions:	219 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-978706-62-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
LSN:	1-978706-62-6
Barcode:	9781978706620

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