The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography /
Adams, Sean A.,
The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography / The Genre of Acts & Collected Biography Sean A. Adams. - 1 online resource (332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; 156 . - Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; 156. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
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.
9781139644488 (ebook)
Literary form
Biography as a literary form
BS2625.52 / .A33 2013
223.6/066
The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography / The Genre of Acts & Collected Biography Sean A. Adams. - 1 online resource (332 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; 156 . - Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; 156. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
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.
9781139644488 (ebook)
Literary form
Biography as a literary form
BS2625.52 / .A33 2013
223.6/066