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How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context

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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.

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HOW ANCIENT NARRATIVES PERSUAD

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Product Weight: 1.29 lbs
Author: Clouston, Eric
Publication Date: 2020-02-06
Language: English
Publisher: FORTRESS ACADEMIC
Dewey Decimal Classification: 226.606
Number of Units in Package: 1

ISBN: 9781978706606