Geschichte und Geschichten

This volume contains essays written by Eckhard Plümacher on Lucan Acts and the Acts of John. The essays concerning the Lucan Acts focus on the relationship between Acts and contemporary Hellenistic-Roman historiography. This is analyzed using general aspects - such as for example the question of the literary genre of Acts and its classification in the spectrum of ancient historiography - as well as the way special subjects, for example the speeches in Acts and the we-passages, are dealt with. In the remaining essays, the author examines the influence of pagan society on the creation of the legendary Acts of John, which can be classified as belonging to the genre of the ancient novel.