TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Daniel Lynwood TI - The Rhetoric of Interruption: Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft , SN - 9783110296426 AV - PA3014.I63 S65 2012 U1 - 225 SMI PY - 2012///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) KW - Rhetoric KW - Greek literature KW - History and criticism KW - Relation to the New Testament KW - Greek literature, Hellenistic KW - Interruption (Rhetoric) in literature KW - Interruption (Rhetoric) in the Bible KW - Rhetoric in the Bible KW - Rhetoric, Ancient KW - Apostelgeschichte KW - Griechische Literaturgeschichte KW - Josephus KW - Lukasevangelium KW - Rhetorik KW - RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Acts KW - Greek Language and Literature KW - Luke N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Tables --; Chapter 1. Interruption and Rhetoric in Ancient Greek Literature --; Chapter 2. Interrupted Speech in Greek Historiography: From Homer to Appian --; Chapter 3. Interrupted Speech in Jewish Historiography: From Job to Josephus --; Chapter 4. Interrupted Speech in Greek Novels --; Chapter 5. The Overlooked Interruptions of the Gospel according to Luke --; Chapter 6. Interrupted Speech in the Acts of the Apostles --; Chapter 7. Conclusions --; Appendix 1. Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Greek Historiography --; Appendix 2. Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Jewish Historiography --; Appendix 3. Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Greek Novels --; Appendix 4. Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Luke-Acts --; Bibliography --; Index of Ancient Sources --; Index of Modern Authors --; Index of Subjects; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Why are so many speakers interrupted in Luke and in Acts? For nearly a century, scholars have noted the presence of interrupted speech in the Acts of the Apostles, but explanations of its function have been limited and often contradictory. A more effective approach involves grounding the analysis of Luke-Acts within a larger understanding of how interruption functions in a wide variety of literary settings. An extensive survey of ancient Greek narratives (epics, histories, and novels) reveals the forms, frequency, and functions of interruption in Greek authors who lived and wrote between the eighth-century B.C.E. and the second-century C.E.This comparative study suggests that the frequent interruptions of Jesus and his followers in Luke 4:28; Acts 4:1; 7:54–57; 13:48; etc., are designed both to highlight the pivotal closing words of the discourses and to draw attention to the ways in which the early Christian gospel was received. In the end, the interrupted discourses are best understood not as historical accidents, but as rhetorical exclamation points intended to highlight key elements of the early Christian message and their varied reception by Jews and Gentiles UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110296518 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110296518 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110296518/original ER -