How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context

By Eric Clouston

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197870660X
• ISBN13: 9781978706606
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"