CiNii Books - Rhetorical adaptation in the Greek historians, Josephus, and Acts : embedded speeches, audience responses, and authorial persuasion

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- Duncan, John M.

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Rhetorical adaptation in the Greek historians, Josephus, and Acts : embedded speeches, audience responses, and authorial persuasion

by John M. Duncan

（Biblical interpretation series, v. 203/2）

Brill, c2023

v. 2 : hardback

Other Title: Adaptation and alienation : persuasive strategies and audience responses in the rhetorical handbooks, Polybius, Josephus, and the Acts of the Apostles

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Library, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts田

v. 2 : hardbackY193.09||D10351||2WA;2382000040

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"This work is a revised and expanded version of my doctoral dissertation, "Adaptation and alienation : persuasive strategies and audience responses in the rhetorical handbooks, Polybius, Josephus, and the Acts of the Apostles," written under the direction of Dr. Mikeal Parsons at Baylor University and defended in May 2019"--Acknowledgments

ISBN for hardback set: 978-90-04-52407-1

Includes bibliographical references (p. [1177]-1284) and indexes

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Greco-Roman rhetorical theorists insist that speakers must adapt their speeches to their audiences in order to maximize persuasiveness and minimize alienation. Ancient historians adorn their narratives with accounts of attempts at such rhetorical adaptation, the outcomes of which decisively impact the subsequent course of events. These depictions of speaker-audience interactions, moreover, convey crucial didactic/persuasive insights to the historians' own audiences. This monograph presents a detailed comparative analysis of the intra- and extra-textual functions of speeches and audience responses in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts, with special emphasis on Luke's distinctive depiction of the apostles as adaptable yet frequently alienating orators. This is volume II of a set of two volumes.

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