Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol II : : Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion / / John M. Duncan.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 203
• VerfasserIn: Duncan, John M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 203.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (741 pages)
• Other title: Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9789004524057
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John M. Duncan.

A detailed comparative analysis of speaker-audience interactions in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts that examines historians’ use of speeches as a means of instructing/persuading their readers and highlights Luke’s distinctive depiction of the apostles as adaptable yet frequently alienating orators. 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.