the shape and function of a literary motif in the book of Acts Horton, Dennis J. creator author. Parsons, Mikeal author of introduction, etc. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. enk 2011 2009 monographic eng 1 online resource (139 pages) Dennis Horton highlights the shape and function of the death-and-resurrection motif by applying William Freedman's criteria of a literary motif to the Acts narrative. By analyzing the statements about death and resurrection together with the examples of this messianic pattern among the experiences of major and minor characters, the motif becomes clear. This central theme then becomes intensified through contrast with a secondary motif, that of death and decay. Death and Resurrection provides a clear example of a biblical motif and how it develops and functions within the narrative, serving as. Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Diegesis and the Messianic Model: "Telling" the Motif; 2. Mimesis and the Major Characters: "Showing" the Motif (Part I); 3. Mimesis and the Minor Characters: "Showing" the Motif (Part II); 4. Intensification through Contrast: The Secondary Motif of Death and Decay; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back Cover. Dennis J. Horton ; preface by Mikeal Parsons. Includes bibliographical references. Criticism, Narrative Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, interpretation, etc Criticism, Narrative Death Biblical teaching Resurrection Biblical teaching Death Biblical teaching Resurrection Biblical teaching RELIGION Biblical Studies Jesus, the Gospels & Acts RELIGION Biblical Studies New Testament Death Biblical teaching Resurrection Biblical teaching RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts BS2625.6.D45 .H67 2011eb 226.6/06 Horton, Dennis J. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2011, ©2009 xvi, 136 pages 9780227903049 0227903048 22573/ctt1cg7cp1 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817807 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817807 E7B 140827 20200709060201.0 ocn891386185 eng