{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-interruption-speech-making-turn-taking-and-rule-breaking-in-luke-acts-and-ancient-greek-narrative-9783110296426","title":"The Rhetoric of Interruption: Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy 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. \u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Lynwood Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für die Neutestamentliche Wissensch #193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110296426","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460503777417,"sku":"9783110296426","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_639fc4fd-6f8b-403b-a98b-852cf439a16d.jpg?v=1790663992","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-interruption-speech-making-turn-taking-and-rule-breaking-in-luke-acts-and-ancient-greek-narrative-9783110296426","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}