عنوان

The Acts of Peter, Gospel literature, and the ancient novel :

(Number (ISBN

0195344146

(Number (ISBN

1280530235

(Number (ISBN

9780195344141

(Number (ISBN

9781280530234

Erroneous ISBN

019512507X

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b760006

Title Proper

The Acts of Peter, Gospel literature, and the ancient novel :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

rewriting the past /

First Statement of Responsibility

Christine M. Thomas.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2003.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-169) and indexes.

Text of Note

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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Text of Note

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.

Title

Acts of Peter, Gospel literature, and the ancient novel.

International Standard Book Number

019512507X

Acts of Peter-- Language, style.

Acts of Peter.

Classical fiction-- History and criticism.

Classical fiction.

RELIGION-- Biblical Studies.

HRBM2

REL-- 006700

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Edition

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Book number

Thomas, Christine M.

Date of Transaction

20201204194735.0

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[Book]

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