04308nam 2200709 450 991082274560332120230808192304.03-11-046019-X3-11-046037-810.1515/9783110460377(CKB)3710000000628186(EBL)4459613(MiAaPQ)EBC4459613(DE-B1597)461710(OCoLC)945365895(DE-B1597)9783110460377(Au-PeEL)EBL4459613(CaPaEBR)ebr11177640(CaONFJC)MIL908165(OCoLC)945746844(EXLCZ)99371000000062818620160404h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMany convincing proofs persuasive phenomena associated with gospel proclamation in Acts /Stephen S. LigginsBerlin :De Gruyter,[2016]©20161 online resource (334 p.)Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fr die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft ;Volume 221Description based upon print version of record.3-11-045970-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Note on references and style -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Early audiences and their perception of Acts -- Chapter 3: Jewish and Greco-Roman persuasive religious communication -- Chapter 4: Persuasive phenomena associated with evangelistic ministry in Acts 1–12 -- Chapter 5: Persuasive phenomena associated with evangelistic ministry in Acts 13–28 -- Chapter 6: Impact upon early audiences of Acts – Part 1: Phenomena, contexts and influence -- Chapter 7: Impact upon early audiences of Acts – Part 2: The ongoing mission -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Tables -- Bibliography -- Index of ancient texts -- Index of modern authors While there have been various studies examining the contents of the evangelistic proclamation in Acts; and various studies examining, from one angle or another, individual persuasive phenomena described in Acts (e.g., the use of the Jewish Scriptures); no individual studies have sought to identify the key persuasive phenomena presented by Luke in this book, or to analyse their impact upon the book’s early audiences. This study identifies four key phenomena – the Jewish Scriptures, witnessed supernatural events, the Christian community and Greco-Roman cultural interaction. By employing a textual analysis of Acts that takes into account both narrative and socio-historical contexts, the impact of these phenomena upon the early audiences of Acts – that is, those people who heard or read the narrative in the first decades after its completion – is determined. The investigation offers some unique and nuanced insights into evangelistic proclamation in Acts; persuasion in Acts, persuasion in the ancient world; each of the persuasive phenomena discussed; evangelistic mission in the early Christian church; and the growth of the early Christian church.Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fr die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft ;Volume 221.Christianity and other religionsGreekEvangelistic workBiblical teachingPersuasion (Rhetoric)HistoryTo 1500Persuasion (Rhetoric)HistoryTo 1500ProselytizingJudaismRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New TestamentbisacshActs.Evangelism.Persuasion.Christianity and other religionsGreek.Evangelistic workBiblical teaching.Persuasion (Rhetoric)HistoryTo 1500.Persuasion (Rhetoric)HistoryProselytizingJudaism.RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament.226.606Liggins Stephen S.1678880MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822745603321Many convincing proofs4046790UNINA