03759nam a2200589Ki 4500 ocn864552436 OCoLC 20200709055915.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 131203s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781107417410 (electronic bk.) 1107417414 (electronic bk.) 9781107041042 110704104X (OCoLC)864552436 622126 (N$T) BS2625.52 .A33 2013eb REL 006210 bisacsh REL 006740 bisacsh 223.6/066 23 REL006220 bisacsh N$TA Adams, Sean A. The genre of Acts and collected biography / Sean A. Adams. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Society for new testament studies monograph series ; 156 "It is widely accepted by New Testament scholars that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles probably originated as two parts of one work by a single author. In spite of this, the books have been assigned to very different genres: Luke is traditionally viewed as a biography of Jesus, and Acts as a history of the early church. Comparing in detail the structure and content of Acts with the formal features of history, novel, epic and biography, Sean Adams challenges this division. Applying both ancient and modern genre theory, he argues that the best genre parallel for the Acts of the Apostles is in fact collected biography. Offering a nuanced and sophisticated understanding of genre theory, along with an insightful argument regarding the composition and purpose of Acts, this book will be of interest to those studying the New Testament, Acts, genre theory and ancient literature"-- Provided by publisher. "It is widely accepted by New Testament scholars that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles probably originated as two parts of one work by a single author"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Modern and ancient genre theory; 3. Ancient individual and collected biographies; 4. Acts as collected biography; 5. Characterisation in Acts; 6. Peter, Paul and the ending of Acts; 7. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Literary topoi in ancient Greek biographies; Appendix 2. References to biographical works in Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Philosophers; Appendix 3. Divisions in collected biographies. Description based on print version record. Bible. Acts Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary form. Biography as a literary form. RELIGION Biblical Studies New Testament. bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Wisdom Literature bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Adams, Sean A. Genre of Acts and collected biography 9781107041042 (DLC) 2013006197 (OCoLC)841198095 Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 156. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=622126 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/41042/cover/9781107041042.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 622126 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53625 53625