The rhetoric of interruption speech-making, turn-taking, and rule-breaking in Luke-Acts and ancient Greek narrative /

Smith, Daniel Lynwood.

The rhetoric of interruption speech-making, turn-taking, and rule-breaking in Luke-Acts and ancient Greek narrative / [electronic resource] : Daniel Lynwood Smith. - Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012. - xiii, 337 p. - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche, Bd. 193 0171-6441 ; . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Beiheft 193. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Interruption and rhetoric in ancient Greek literature -- Interrupted speech in Greek historiography : from Homer to Appian -- Interrupted speech in Jewish historiography : from Job to Josephus -- Interrupted speech in Greek novels -- The overlooked interruptions of the Gospel according to Luke -- Interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles -- Conclusions -- Appendix A : Intentionally interrupted speech in Greek historiography -- Appendix B : Intentionally interrupted speech in Jewish historiography -- Appendix C : Intentionally interrupted speech in Greek novels -- Appendix D : Intentionally interrupted speech in Luke-Acts.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9783110296518 (electronic bk.)




Bible.--N.T.--Luke--Language, style.
Bible.--N.T.--Acts--Language, style.


Interruption (Linguistics) in literature.
Interruption (Linguistics) in the Bible.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)--Rhetoric.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PN56.I644 / S55 2012