Troftgruben, Troy M., 1976-

A conclusion unhindered : a study of the ending of Acts within its literary environment / [manuscript] : Troy M. Troftgruben. - T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, c2010. - xiii, 232 p. ; 24 cm. - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. II, 280 0340-9570 ; .

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton Theological Seminary, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-219) and indexes.

Introduction : the enigma -- Accounting for an ending -- Narrative closure : questions of method -- Endings in ancient literature -- The ending of Acts -- Closure and openness in the ending of Acts -- Conclusion to the study.

9783161504532 (alk. paper) : Þ 59.00 3161504534 (alk. paper)

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Bible.--Acts, XXVIII, 16-31--Criticism, Narrative.


Closure (Rhetoric) in the Bible.

BS2625.52 / .T76 2010