{"product_id":"how-ancient-narratives-persuade-eric-clouston-9781978706606","title":"How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Clouston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 197870660X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978706606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Eric Clouston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983630565631,"sku":"9781978706606","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c3dbcbf-e93e-47c2-bea3-7db461bf3467.jpg?v=1683267796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-ancient-narratives-persuade-eric-clouston-9781978706606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}