TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horton,Dennis J.
AU  - Parsons,Mikeal
TI  - Death and resurrection: the shape and function of a literary motif in the book of Acts 
SN  - 9780227903049
AV  - BS2625.6.D45 .H67 2011eb
U1  - 226.6/06 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, England
PB  - James Clarke & Co
KW  - Bible
KW  - Acts
KW  - Criticism, Narrative
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
KW  - Death
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Resurrection
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Biblical Studies
KW  - Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - New Testament
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - 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
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