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020			_a9781139644488 (ebook)
020			_z9781107041042 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aBS2625.52 _b.A33 2013
082	0	0	_a223.6/066 _223
100	1		_aAdams, Sean A., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Genre of Acts and Collected Biography / _cSean A. Adams.
246	3		_aThe Genre of Acts & Collected Biography
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (332 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aSociety for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; _v156
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aIt 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.
650		0	_aLiterary form
650		0	_aBiography as a literary form
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107041042
830		0	_aSociety for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; _v156.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644488
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37690 _d37690