Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Interruption and Rhetoric in Ancient Greek Literature -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Speeches of Acts in Modern Scholarship -- 1.3 Interrupted Speech in Luke-Acts: A History of Scholarship -- 1.4 Defining Interruption -- 1.4.1 Discerning Claims of Interruption -- 1.4.2 Identifying the Interrupter -- 1.5 Rhetorical Analysis of Interruption -- 1.6 Project Overview -- Chapter 2 Interrupted Speech in Greek Historiography: From Homer to Appian -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer (ca. 8th century B.C.E.) -- 2.2.1 Turn-Taking in Homer -- 2.2.2 Interrupted Speech in the Iliad -- 2.2.3 Interrupted Speech in the Odyssey -- 2.2.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Homer -- 2.3 The Histories of Herodotus (5th century B.C.E.) -- 2.3.1 Turn-Taking in Herodotus -- 2.3.2 Interrupted Speech in the Histories -- 2.3.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Herodotus -- 2.4 The History of the Peloponnesian War of Thucydides (5th century B.C.E.) -- 2.4.1 Turn-Taking in Thucydides -- 2.4.2 Interrupted Speech in the History of the Peloponnesian War -- 2.4.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Thucydides -- 2.5 The Hellenica and Anabasis of Xenophon (4th century B.C.E.) -- 2.5.1 Turn-Taking in Xenophon -- 2.5.2 Interrupted Speech in the Hellenica -- 2.5.3 Interrupted Speech in the Anabasis -- 2.5.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Xenophon -- 2.6 The Histories of Polybius (2nd century B.C.E.) -- 2.6.1 Turn-Taking in Polybius -- 2.6.2 Interrupted Speech in the Histories -- 2.6.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Polybius -- 2.7 The Library of History of Diodorus Siculus (1st century B.C.E.) -- 2.7.1 Turn-Taking in Diodorus Siculus -- 2.7.2 Interrupted Speech in the Library of History -- 2.7.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Diodorus Siculus.

2.8 The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1st century B.C.E.) -- 2.8.1 Turn-Taking in Dionysius of Halicarnassus -- 2.8.2 Interrupted Speech in the Roman Antiquities -- 2.8.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Dionysius of Halicarnassus -- 2.9 The Anabasis of Alexander and Indica of Arrian (2nd century C.E.) -- 2.9.1 Turn-Taking in Arrian -- 2.9.2 Interrupted Speech in the Anabasis of Alexander -- 2.9.3 Interrupted Speech in the Indica -- 2.9.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Arrian -- 2.10 The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria -- 2.10.1 Turn-Taking in Appian -- 2.10.2 Interrupted Speech in the Roman History -- 2.10.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Appian -- 2.11 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Greek Historiography -- 2.11.1 Summary of Individual Authors' Use of Rhetorical Interruption -- 2.11.2 The Various Functions of Interruption -- Chapter 3 Interrupted Speech in Jewish Historiography: From Job to Josephus -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Septuagint (LXX) -- 3.2.1 Turn-Taking in the LXX -- 3.2.2 Interrupted Speech in the LXX -- 3.2.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in the LXX -- 3.3 Fragmentary Hellenistic Jewish Historians -- 3.4 Josephus -- 3.4.1 Turn-Taking in Josephus -- 3.4.2 Interrupted Speech in the Jewish War -- 3.4.3 Interrupted Speech in the Jewish Antiquities -- 3.4.4 Interrupted Speech in the Life -- 3.4.5 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Josephus -- 3.5 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Jewish Historiography -- Chapter 4 Interrupted Speech in Greek Novels -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Cyropaedia of Xenophon (4th century B.C.E.) -- 4.2.1 Turn-Taking in Xenophon -- 4.2.2 Interrupted Speech in the Cyropaedia -- 4.2.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Xenophon -- 4.3 The Callirhoe of Chariton (1st century C.E.) -- 4.3.1 Turn-Taking in Chariton.

4.3.2 Interrupted Speech in the Callirhoe -- 4.3.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Chariton -- 4.4 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Greek Novels -- Chapter 5 The Overlooked Interruptions of the Gospel according to Luke -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Sources of the Gospel according to Luke -- 5.2.1 Interruption in the Gospel according to Mark -- 5.2.2 Interruption in the Gospel according to Matthew -- 5.2.3 Summary of Interruptions in Mark and Matthew -- 5.3 Interrupted Speech in the Gospel according to Luke -- 5.3.1 Turn-Taking in the Gospel of Luke -- 5.3.2 Luke 4:28 -- 5.3.3 Luke 9:34 -- 5.3.4 Luke 11:27 -- 5.3.5 Luke 11:37 -- 5.3.6 Luke 16:14 -- 5.3.7 Luke 21:5 -- 5.3.8 Luke 22:47 -- 5.3.9 Luke 22:60 -- 5.3.10 Luke 24:36 -- 5.4 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Luke's Gospel -- Chapter 6 Interrupted Speech in the Acts of the Apostles -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sources of the Acts of the Apostles -- 6.3 "Interrupted Speeches" in the Acts of the Apostles -- 6.3.1 Turn-Taking in the Acts of the Apostles -- 6.3.2 Acts 2:37 -- 6.3.3 Acts 4:1 -- 6.3.4 Acts 7:54-57 -- 6.3.5 Acts 10:44 -- 6.3.6 Acts 13:48 -- 6.3.7 Acts 17:32 -- 6.3.8 Acts 19:28 -- 6.3.9 Acts 22:22 -- 6.3.10 Acts 23:7 -- 6.3.11 Acts 24:25 -- 6.3.12 Acts 26:24 -- 6.4 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Acts -- Chapter 7 Conclusions -- 7.1 Summary of Findings -- 7.2 Implications, Limitations, and Further Research -- Appendix 1 Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Greek Historiography -- Appendix 2 Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Jewish Historiography -- Appendix 3 Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Greek Novels -- Appendix 4 Intentionally Interrupted Speech in Luke-Acts -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects.