The rhetoric of interruption : speech-making, turn-taking, and rule-breaking in Luke-Acts and ancient Greek narrative / Daniel Lynwood Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Daniel Lynwood.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 193.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; Bd. 193

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Luke--Language, style.

Bible.

Bible. Acts--Language, style.

Interruption (Linguistics) in literature.

Interruption (Linguistics) in the Bible.

Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)--Rhetoric.

Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.).

Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism.

Greek literature, Hellenistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why are so many speakers interrupted in Luke and in Acts? For nearly a century, scholars have noted the presence of interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles, but explanations of its function have been limited and often contradictory. A more effective approach involves grounding the analysis of Luke-Acts within a larger understanding of how interruption functions in a wide variety of literary settings. An extensive survey of ancient Greek narratives (epics, histories, and novels) reveals the forms, frequency, and functions of interruption in Greek authors who lived and wrote between the eighth-century B.C.E. and the second-century C.E.This comparative study suggests that the frequent interruptions of Jesus and his followers in Luke 4:28; Acts 4:1; 7:54-57; 13:48; etc., are designed both to highlight the pivotal closing words of the discourses and to draw attention to the ways in which the early Christian gospel was received. In the end, the interrupted discourses are best understood not as historical accidents, but as rhetorical exclamation points intended to highlight key elements of the early Christian message and their varied reception by Jews and Gentiles.

Contents:

Interruption and rhetoric in ancient Greek literature

Interrupted speech in Greek historiography : from Homer to Appian

Interrupted speech in Jewish historiography : from Job to Josephus

Interrupted speech in Greek novels

The overlooked interruptions of the Gospel according to Luke

Interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles

Conclusions

Appendix A : Intentionally interrupted speech in Greek historiography

Appendix B : Intentionally interrupted speech in Jewish historiography

Appendix C : Intentionally interrupted speech in Greek novels

Appendix D : Intentionally interrupted speech in Luke-Acts.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9786613941145

9783110296518

3110296519

9781283628693

1283628694

OCLC:

817816982