How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781978706606)

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.

Author: Eric Clouston
ISBN-10: 197870660X
ISBN-13: 9781978706606
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2020
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d