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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.
In the Acts of the Apostles, the speeches may be persuasive, 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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