Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles
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Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles

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Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles

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Focusing specifically on the issue of genre methodology in Acts, Bale' work will have clear ramifications for the study of biblical texts in general. The first part of the work surveys the state of genre theory in Acts scholarship and demonstrates its inadequacy for both classifying and interpreting Acts. Bale constructs a new genre model rooted in contemporary genre theory, tackling the problematic issue in Biblical scholarship of the relationship between history and fiction in literature. From this theoretical analysis Bale presents a new, pragmatic model for genre which is non-exclusive and heavily intertextual. In part two Bale utilises the model in three original readings which draw heavily upon parallels from ancient literature. The first reading shows how a specific device at the beginning of Acts dictates interpretation. The second looks at the problem of Paul's status as apostle in Acts from a narrative rather than a propositional perspective. The final reading explores several passages in Acts which may instructively be read as incorporating themes and techniques from ancient comedy and related genres.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9780567672025
eBook ISBN
9780567655929
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Acknowlegments
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Preface
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. I. Orientation
  7. II. Outline of the Study
  8. III. Historicity, Fiction and the Genre of Acts
  9. IV. The Problem of Classification
  10. V. The Rational of Classifying
  11. Part I -- METHODOLOGY
  12. Chapter 1 -- PRELIMINARIES
  13. I. My Location in the Debate
  14. II. Unity with Luke’s Gospel
  15. III. Preface
  16. IV. ‘We’ Passages
  17. V. Dating
  18. VI. Sources
  19. VII. Textual Problems
  20. VIII. Terminology
  21. Chapter 2 -- A SURVEY OF GENRE PROPOSALS
  22. I. Introduction
  23. II. A Look at Some Proposals
  24. III. Pick a Box, Any Box: The Options So Far
  25. Chapter 3 -- THE THEORY OF GENRE
  26. I. Introduction
  27. II. Genre, Classification, Hybridity
  28. III. Genre, Conventions, Expectations
  29. IV. Generic Hybridisation in Interpretation
  30. V. Conclusion: Genre and Narrative Coherence
  31. Chapter 4 -- HISTORY AND FICTION
  32. I. Introduction
  33. II. Fiction and Cognition
  34. III. The Conventions of Reading
  35. IV. Conclusion to Part I: The Creation of a Cognitive Environment for Acts
  36. Part II -- THE STUDIES
  37. INTRODUCTION TO PART II: CONFIGURING THE NARRATIVE OF ACTS
  38. I. Introduction
  39. II. Intertext and Convention: From Beginning to End
  40. III. Acts 1.1-11: Dropped into a Dream
  41. Chapter 5 -- THE AMBIGUOUS ORACLE IN ACTS 1.6
  42. I. The Oracle and the Plot
  43. II. Paul’s Role
  44. III. Support from Oracular Literature
  45. IV. Conclusion
  46. Chapter 6 -- THE CONFIGURATION OF PAUL’S APOSTOLIC STATUS
  47. I. Introduction
  48. II. Paul as Apostle in Scholarship
  49. III. Paul’s Parallels
  50. IV. The Compound Argument: The Example of Socrates
  51. V. Apostolic Status
  52. VI. Refraction of Intentionality and Configurative Value
  53. VII. Luke’s Narrative Argument: A Summary
  54. VIII. Parallels in Ancient Literature
  55. IX. Conclusion
  56. Chapter 7 -- COMEDY AND CHARACTERISATION IN ACTS
  57. I. Introduction: The Bible and Comedy
  58. II. Humorous Episodes in Acts
  59. III. The Problem of the Miletus Speech: Acts 20.17-38
  60. IV. An Analysis of the Speech
  61. V. Some Parallels
  62. VI. Conclusion
  63. Chapter 8 -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  64. I. Summary
  65. II. Conclusions
  66. III. Potential Avenues of Future Research
  67. Bibliography
  68. Index of References
  69. Index of Authors