{"product_id":"9783110459708","title":"Many Convincing Proofs: Persuasive phenomena associated with gospel proclamation in Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile there have been various studies examining the contents of the evangelistic proclamation in Acts; and various studies examining, from one angle or another, individual persuasive phenomena described in Acts (e.g., the use of the Jewish Scriptures); no individual studies have sought to identify the \u003ci\u003ekey persuasive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ephenomena\u003c\/i\u003e presented by Luke in this book, or to analyse their impact upon the book’s early audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study identifies four key phenomena – the Jewish Scriptures, witnessed supernatural events, the Christian community and Greco-Roman cultural interaction. By employing a textual analysis of Acts that takes into account both narrative and socio-historical contexts, the impact of these phenomena upon the early audiences of Acts – that is, those people who heard or read the narrative in the first decades after its completion – is determined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe investigation offers some unique and nuanced insights into evangelistic proclamation in Acts; persuasion in Acts, persuasion in the ancient world; each of the persuasive phenomena discussed; evangelistic mission in the early Christian church; and the growth of the early Christian church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020454183152,"sku":"9783110459708","price":182.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783110459708_p0.jpg?v=1763722943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783110459708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}