{"product_id":"how-ancient-narratives-persuade-acts-in-its-literary-context-9781978706606","title":"How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Why Study the Persuasiveness of Narrative?\t\t\t\t\t\t 2. How to Identify the Persuasive Features of a Narrative\t\t\t\t\t 3. Narrative Persuasion in Philo’s Embassy to Gaius\t\t\t\t\t\t 4. Narrative Persuasion in Josephus’s Jewish War\t\t\t\t\t\t 5. Narrative Persuasion in Joseph and Aseneth\t\t\t\t\t\t 6. Narrative Persuasion in the Letter of Aristeas\t\t\t\t\t\t 7. Basic Literary Analysis of Acts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 8. Narrative Persuasion in Acts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 9. Case Study: The Cornelius Episode, Acts 10:1–11:18\t\t\t\t\t 10. Comparison Between the Five Texts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 11. Revisiting the Purpose of Acts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 12. Conclusions","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043433808215,"sku":"9781978706606","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978706606.jpg?v=1750958213","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-ancient-narratives-persuade-acts-in-its-literary-context-9781978706606","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}