an introductory guide to the art of persuasion in and of the New Testament Witherington, Ben 1951- creator text bibliography oru Eugene, OR Cascade Books c2009 2009 monographic eng

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x, 274 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. 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. Ben Witherington III. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256) and index. Language, style Rhetoric in the Bible Persuasion (Rhetoric) 225.6/6 9781556359293 1556359292 2009280274 EMT 101108 20130924153240.0 1429527