01421cam a2200325 a 4500 1429527 AU-EpEBC 20130924153240.0 101108s2009 oru b 001 0 eng d 2009280274 9781556359293 1556359292 1429527 (OCoLC)299828324 (AuCNLKIN)000044551434 EMT EMT YDXCP DLC NEMB lccopycat 225.6/6 22 EW Witherington, Ben, 1951- New Testament rhetoric : an introductory guide to the art of persuasion in and of the New Testament / Ben Witherington III. Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, c2009. x, 274 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256) and index. What is rhetoric? -- The oral cultures of the Biblical world -- Defining and refining the craft of persuasion: Mark and Luke -- Early Christian homilies: the rhetorical speech summaries in Acts -- Paul the rhetor and writer -- The elementary rhetoric of the pastorals -- The rhetoric of the general epistles -- The difference rhetoric makes to NT interpretation -- Postscript: the rhetoric of preaching, the preaching of rhetoric. Bible. N.T Language, style Rhetoric in the Bible. Persuasion (Rhetoric) ddc 37138 37138 0 0 ddc 0 0 225 NT MAIN MAIN OS 2013-09-24 Mosaic Resources 18.57 0 225.66/WIT 14416 2015-01-28 00:00:00 1 50.00 2013-09-24 AM