Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts Vol.I

Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-52400-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 203, 718 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1358 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

Greco-Roman rhetorical theorists insist that speakers must adapt their speeches to their audiences in order to maximize persuasiveness and minimize alienation. Ancient historians adorn their narratives with accounts of attempts at such rhetorical adaptation, the outcomes of which decisively impact the subsequent course of events. These depictions of speaker-audience interactions, moreover, convey crucial didactic/persuasive insights to the historians’ own audiences. This monograph presents a detailed comparative analysis of the intra- and extra-textual functions of speeches and audience responses in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts, with special emphasis on Luke’s distinctive depiction of the apostles as adaptable yet frequently alienating orators.

This is volume I of a set of two volumes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

M Duncan, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

John M. Duncan, Ph.D. (2019), Baylor University, has authored peer-reviewed journal articles on the Lukan and Pauline writings. This is his first monograph.