Ancient Fiction - The Matrix of Early Christian and Jewish Narrative (Paperback, New)

The essays in this volume examine the relationship between ancient fiction in the Greco-Roman world and early Jewish and Christian narratives. They consider how those narratives imitated or exploited conventions of fiction to produce forms of literature that expressed new ideas or shaped community identity within the shifting social and political climates of their own societies. Major authors and texts surveyed include Chariton, Shakespeare, Homer, Vergil, Plato, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Daniel, 3 Maccabees, the Testament of Abraham, rabbinic midrash, the Apocryphal Acts, Ezekiel the Tragedian, and the Sophist Aelian. This diverse collection reveals and examines prevalent issues and syntheses in the making: the pervasive use and subversive power of imitation, the distinction between fiction and history, and the use of history in the expression of identity.

General

Imprint:	Society of Biblical Literature
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Editors:	Jo-Ann A Brant • Charles W Hedrick • Chris Shea
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	392
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-58983-166-7
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-58983-166-7
Barcode:	9781589831667

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