Horton, Dennis J,

Death & resurrection : the shape and function of a literary motif in the book of Acts / [print] Dennis J. Horton. - Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, (c)2009. - xvi, 136 pages ; 23 cm.

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Baylor University, 1995.



Introduction -- Diegesis and the messianic model: "telling" the motif -- Mimesis and the major characters: "showing" the motif (part I) -- Mimesis and the minor characters: "showing" the motif (part II) -- Intensification through contrast: the secondary motif of death and decay -- Conclusion.



9781606082904

2009504589


Bible.--Acts--Criticism, Narrative.
Bible.--Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Death--Biblical teaching.
Resurrection--Biblical teaching.

BS2625.H823.D438 2009