This book considers how ancient readers approached books and explores the role of education and social class in the formation of literary expectations. It examines the expectations of ancient readers for the Acts genre in relation to historiography, biography, romance, apologetics and martyrology (an official list of religious martyrs). It also includes an illuminating chapter on the role of Acts in the Christian canon.
- ISBN10 0664230776
- ISBN13 9780664230777
- Publish Date 1 December 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 2 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English