{"product_id":"the-genre-of-acts-and-collected-biography-hardback-9781107041042","title":"The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography (Hardback) 9781107041042","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Genre of Acts and Collected Biography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses genre theory to explore the composition and purpose of Acts, concluding that it is a work of collected biography.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSean A. Adams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107041042, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt 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 A. 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modern and ancient genre theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ancient individual and collected biographies\u003cbr\u003e 4. Acts as collected biography\u003cbr\u003e 5. Characterisation in Acts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Peter, Paul and the ending of Acts\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Literary topoi in ancient Greek biographies\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. References to biographical works in Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Philosophers\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Divisions in collected biographies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: New Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on New Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22New%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF2\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265539756312,"sku":"9781107041042","price":85.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107041042i.jpg?v=1692024044","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-genre-of-acts-and-collected-biography-hardback-9781107041042","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}