Paul and Ancient Rhetoric

Paul and Ancient Rhetoric
Author: Stanley E. Porter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107073790

In this volume, major international scholars examine ancient rhetoric's role in understanding Paul and his writings within his Hellenistic context.

Paul and Rhetoric

Paul and Rhetoric
Author: J. Paul Sampley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-06-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567128628

Paul and Rhetoric contains essays presented in a seminar called "Paul and Rhetoric" in the annual meetings of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, the leading international forum for New Testament and Christian Origin scholars. Translated into English, these essays, by leaders in the field and in the topic, engage and represent modern scholarship on Paul and rhetorical studies. The foundational essays are listed under the heading "State of the Discussion", attempting to take the major rhetorical categories of the time contemporary with Paul (types of rhetoric, invention and arrangement, and figures and tropes) and, first, lays out where the discussion is now. They then note the problems and highlight where continued discussion and deliberation would be helpful. The "Broad Questions" section asks what can be learned about reading Paul's letters to congregations in light of ancient epistolography, how theology and rhetoric are related (because the two are often treated as if they are alien to one another), and how ancient rhetoric and ancient psychology are associated with one another. This volume illustrates, examines and assesses where we are now in the study of rhetorical traditions in Pauline scholarship, and suggests the direction of future studies.

Paul and Ancient Rhetoric

Paul and Ancient Rhetoric
Author: Stanley E. Porter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1316589226

The Apostle Paul lived and breathed in a Hellenistic culture that placed high value on the art of rhetoric, and recent advances in rhetorical criticism of the New Testament have resulted in a new emphasis on the rhetorical aspect of his letters. As many scholars have pointed out, however, it is not clear to what extent ancient rhetoric actually influenced Paul and his writing or how important rhetoric is for interpreting the Pauline corpus. This volume, containing contributions from major figures in the field, provides a nuanced examination of how ancient rhetoric should inform our understanding of Paul and his letters. The essays discuss Paul's historical context, present innovative advances in and trenchant critiques of rhetorical theory, and offer fresh readings of key Pauline texts. Outlining the strengths and weaknesses of a widely used approach, Paul and Ancient Rhetoric will be a valuable resource for New Testament and Classics scholars.

Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology

Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology
Author: Fredrick J. Long
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2004-10-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 113945658X

Second Corinthians is Paul's apology to the Corinthians for failing to visit them, using rhetorical persuasion in his letters, and appearing unapproved for the collection. The scholarly consensus maintains that 2 Corinthians is a conglomeration of letters due to its literary and logistical inconsistencies. Consequently, most interpretations of 2 Corinthians treat only parts of it. However, a different consensus is emerging. Fredrick Long situates the text within Classical literary and rhetorical conventions and argues for its unity based upon numerous parallels with ancient apology in the tradition of Andocides, Socrates, Isocrates and Demosthenes. He provides a comprehensive survey and rigorous genre analysis of ancient forensic discourse in support of his claims, and shows how the unified message of Paul's letter can be recovered. His study will be of relevance to Classicists and New Testament scholars alike.

Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament

Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament
Author: Douglas Estes
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031052508X

While there are almost 1000 questions in the Greek New Testament, many commentators, pastors, and students skip over the questions for more ‘theological’ verses or worse they convert questions into statements to mine them for what they are saying theologically. However, this is not the way questions in the Greek New Testament work, and it overlooks the rhetorical importance of questions and how they were used in the ancient world. Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament is a helpful and thorough examination of questions in the Greek New Testament, seen from the standpoint of grammatical, semantic, and linguistic analysis, with special emphasis on their rhetorical effects. It includes charts, tools, and lists that explain and categorize the almost 1000 questions in the Greek New Testament. Thus, the user is able to go to the section in the book dealing with the type of question they are studying and find the exegetical parameters needed to understand that question. Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament offers vibrant examples of all the major categories of questions to aid the reader in grasping how questions work in the Greek New Testament. Special emphasis is given to the way questions persuade and influence readers of the Greek New Testament.

Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks

Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks
Author: Carol S. Lipson
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 079148503X

Focusing on ancient rhetoric outside of the dominant Western tradition, this collection examines rhetorical practices in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and China. The book uncovers alternate ways of understanding human behavior and explores how these rhetorical practices both reflected and influenced their cultures. The essays address issues of historiography and raise questions about the application of Western rhetorical concepts to these very different ancient cultures. A chapter on suggestions for teaching each of these ancient rhetorics is included.

Transient Apostle

Transient Apostle
Author: Timothy Luckritz Marquis
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300187149

DIVIn a significant reevaluation of Paul’s place in the early Christian story, Timothy Luckritz Marquis explores the theme of travel in the apostle’s correspondence and shows how Paul was a product of the material forces of his day./div

Rhetoric in the New World

Rhetoric in the New World
Author: Don Paul Abbott
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781570030857

Abbott's study begins with an examination of the Spanish rhetorical tradition - a tradition that would affect many aspects of the colonial enterprise, including the campaign to Christianize the New World, the European perceptions of indigenous discourse, and the effort to transplant humanistic educational institutions to Spain's two great colonies, Mexico and Peru.

Rhetoric and Galatians

Rhetoric and Galatians
Author: Philip H. Kern
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 1998-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1139425838

This monograph challenges the accepted notion that Galatians is either a sample of classical rhetoric or should be interpreted in light of Graeco-Roman rhetorical handbooks. It demonstrates that the handbooks of Aristotle, Cicero, et al. discuss a form of oratory which was limited with respect to subject, venue and style of communication, and that Galatians falls outside such boundaries. The inapplicability of ancient canons of rhetoric is reinforced by a detailed comparison of Galatians with the handbooks, a survey of patristic attitudes towards Paul's communicative technique, and interaction with twentieth-century discussions of the nature of New Testament Greek. Dr Kern concludes that rhetorical handbooks were never a tool of literary criticism and that they cannot assist the search for a distinctly Pauline rhetoric. Thus this study has implications not only for Galatians, but also for other New Testament epistles.

Paul's True Rhetoric

Paul's True Rhetoric
Author: Mark Douglas Given
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781563383410

Given argues that Paul's rhetorical strategies, in Acts and in his letters, display intentional ambiguity, cunning, and deception and make vulnerable to the charge that he perpetrates sophistries.