Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles

by Alan Bale

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567672026
• ISBN13: 9780567672025
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"