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.
ISBN: | 9781978706606 |
Publication date: | 6th February 2020 |
Author: | Eric Clouston |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 280 pages |
Genres: |
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Christianity Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |