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This dissertation examines closure in the ending of Acts, in comparison with endings from contemporaneous literature. While studies of the ending are not in short supply, those that use the tools of narrative closure are. Yet, the presence (or absence) of closure profoundly impacts the ending of a narrative, creating lasting impressions that affect interpretation of the entire work. Using a refined conception of narrative closure, this dissertation identifies nuances of closure and openness in the ending of Acts that are typically underappreciated, and contextualizes these results with relevant ancient literature of the period. Surveying scholarship on the ending of Acts, chapter 1 contends that questions about the ending need more rigorous examination. Chapter 2 addresses important issues of methodology: narrative criticism, "the reader," and narrative closure. Chapter 3 examines closure in the endings of works contemporaneous with Acts. For the sake of brevity and focus, the project considers examples from four genres of ancient literature: prose fiction, biography, epic, and historiography. Chapters 4 and 5 together examine the ending of Acts from the viewpoint of narrative closure, with an eye to other endings in ancient literature. While the ending of Acts offers a sense of completion by recalling key events from earlier in Luke-Acts, the ending also conveys openness (e.g., irresolution). In comparison with ancient literature, the ending resembles endings of certain epic narratives, which interweave closure and openness in complex ways. The openness of the ending of Acts causes the ending to read as a link to an expansive story that continues far beyond Acts 28. Moreover, the ending assures that the story of witness, told in the narrative, will continue not because of human efforts but because God ensures that it will. Thus, this dissertation argues that the ending of Acts entails both closure and openness and that the ending conveys the idea that God will further God's purposes of witness beyond Acts 28.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781243662859
  • Publisher: Proquest, Umi Dissertation Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Proquest, Umi Dissertation Publishing
  • Height: 246 mm
  • Weight: 558 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1243662859
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 189 mm


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