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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821441003321

Autore

Campbell William S

Titolo

The "we" passages in the Acts of the Apostles : the narrator as narrative character / / William Sanger Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2007

ISBN

1-4356-2697-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Collana

Society of Biblical Literature studies in biblical literature ; ; no. 14

Disciplina

226.6/066

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-135) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Categories 1 and 2: Author-As-Eyewitness and Source-As- Eyewitness Solutions -- Categories 3 and 4: Fictional and Conventional Eyewitness Solutions -- Problems and Possibilities -- Narrator as Narrative Character -- Stories, Storytellers, and Readers -- Readers -- Stories and Storytellers -- Storytelling and Storytellers -- Characterizing the Storyteller -- Conclusions: Narrator and Narrative Levels -- The Narrator as "He," "Me," and "We" -- Thucydides -- Polybius -- Josephus -- Review and Results: Summary of Findings -- Review and Results: Signifi cance for Acts -- Paul and Barnabas: Companions on the Journey -- Paul -- Barnabas -- Barnabas as Paul's Companion -- The "We" Character -- Introduction of the Narrator Character -- First Appearance of the "We" Character (Acts 16:10-17) -- Second Appearance of the "We" Character (Acts 20:5-21:18) -- Paul (and the Narrator?) in Jerusalem and Caesarea (Acts 21:19-26:32) -- Final Appearance of the "We" Character (Acts 27:1-28:16) -- Summary -- Who Are "We" in Acts?: Asking the Question Differently -- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions -- Is Paul Considered an "Apostle" in Acts? -- Is Paul's Experience on the Way to Damascus Properly Called "Conversion"? -- Who Are the "Hellenists" in Acts? -- What Was the Status of Philippi in the First Century -- What Is "Plan of God" Theology in Acts? -- Appendix B: Greek Text and English Translations of SelectedPassages from Thucydides, Polybius, and Josephus -- Thucydides in the Third Person -- First Person Singular in Thucydides -- First Person Plural in



Thucydides -- Polybius in the Third Person -- First Person Singular in Polybius -- First Person Plural in Polybius -- Multiple-Person Passages in Polybius -- Polybius's Explanation of His Use of Person -- Josephus in the Third Person in War6.

First Person Singular in War -- First Person Plural in War -- Multiple-Person Passages in War -- First Person Singular in Antiquities -- First Person Plural in Antiquities -- Multiple-Person Passages in Antiquities -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Ancient Sources.