The rhetorical analysis of scripture : essays from the 1995 London conference /

The rhetorical analysis of scripture : essays from the 1995 London conference / [print] edited by Stanley E. Porter and Thomas H. Olbricht. - Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [(c)1997. - 504 pages ; 24 cm. - Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 146 . - Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 146. .

Based on the proceedings of the third international conference, Pepperdine University, July 27-30, 1995.



Introduction: The London papers in perspective The present and future of rhetorical analysis The Word made flesh : epistemology, ontology and postmodern rhetorics Constructing the dead author : postmodernism's rhetoric of death The flowering of rhetorical criticism in America Ancient historical method and the training of an orator Persuasions in Judges 2.20-3.6 : a celebration of differences Elihu (Job 32-37), garrulous but poor rhetor? : why is he ignored? / Hendrik Viviers Mark's story of Jesus and the search for virtue Argumentation and the problem of authority : synoptic rhetoric of pronouncement in cultural context Methodological considerations in the determination of the social context of cynic rhetorical practice : implications for our present studies of the Jesus traditions Paul's use of irony as a rhetorical technique Ancient rhetorical analysis and discourse analysis of the Pauline corpus The catalogue in ancient Greek literature The rhetoric of Romans 5-8 An argument from the letter and intent of the law as the primary argumentative strategy in Romans Rhetorical criticism and the Corinthian correspondence Paul, the seer : the rhetorical persona in 1 Corinthians 2.1-16 Establishing a new value system in Corinth : 1 Corinthians 5-6 as persuasive argument 'The thorn in the flesh'/'Der Pfahl im Fleisch' : considerations about 2 Corinthians 12.7-10 in connection with 12.1-13 The integration of epistolary and rhetorical analysis of Philippians A rhetorical reading of the Epistle to Titus Construction of culture through the construction of person : the Acts of Thecla as an example Reflections on the London Conference on the Rhetorical Analysis of Scripture Stanley E. Porter Vernon K. Robbins J.D.H. Amador Erika Mae Olbricht Thomas H. Olbricht Robert G. Hall J.P.H. Wessels Pieter J.J. Botha Willi Braun L. Gregory Bloomquist Glenn Holland Stanley E. Porter John T. Fitzgerald Jean-Noel Aletti Ira J. Jolivet, Jr. ; Frank W. Hughes Gary S. Selby Lambert D. Jacobs ; Verena Jegher-Bucher Duane F. Watson C. Joachim Classen Johannes N. Vorster David Jasper.



1850756716 9781850756712

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GB98-55961


Bible--Language, style--Congresses.


Rhetoric in the Bible--Congresses.
Rhetorical criticism--Congresses.

BS537.R448 1997 BS537.O43.R448 1997

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