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" The Acts of Peter, Gospel literature, and the ancient novel : "
Christine M. Thomas.
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BL
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1005636
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b760006
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Thomas, Christine M.
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The Acts of Peter, Gospel literature, and the ancient novel : : rewriting the past /\ Christine M. Thomas.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages)
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0195344146
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: 1280530235
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: 9780195344141
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: 9781280530234
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019512507X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-169) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Abbreviations -- Note on the Text and Symbols -- 1. The Apocryphal Acts in a Literary World -- 2. Time and Revision: Literary Processes at Work in the Acts of Peter -- 3. Fixity and Fluidity in the Narrative Trajectory of the Acts of Peter -- 4. Narrative Fluidity as a Generic Characteristic -- 5. The Acts of Peter among the Novels and Histories -- Appendix One: Overview of the Ancient Editions of the Acts of Peter -- Appendix Two: Intertextual Relationships between the Actus Vercellenses and Other Early Christian Literature -- Appendix Three: Comparison of the Actus Vercellenses, the Greek Martyrdom Account, and the Linus Text -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Texts -- A -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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Like the other Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles - stories of the exploits of the key figures of early Christianity - the Acts of Peter provides a window into the processes of oral and written composition that shaped early Christian narrative. Thomas looks at the sources and subsequent versions of the Acts and argues that 'transmissional fluidity' - the existence of the work in several versions or multiforms - is a characteristic the Acts share with many related works, from the Jewish novels of Esther and Daniel to the Greek romance about Alexander the Great and the Christian Gospels of Jesus. The fluidity of these narratives allowed them to accommodate the changing historical circumstances of their audiences.
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Classical fiction-- History and criticism.
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Classical fiction.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Studies.
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Acts of Peter-- Language, style.
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Acts of Peter.
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229/.925
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BS2880.P472T48 2003eb
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