TY - BOOK AU - Litfin,A.Duane TI - Paul's theology of preaching: the apostle's challenge to the art of persuasion in ancient Corinth SN - 9780830898558 AV - BS2675.6.P68 L58 2015eb U1 - 227/.2067 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Downers Grove PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Bible KW - Corinthians, 1st, I-IV KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Preaching KW - Biblical teaching KW - Rhetoric, Ancient KW - Rhetoric in the Bible KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-386) and indexes; Part one : Greco-Roman rhetoric. The beginnings ; The goal of rhetoric ; The power of rhetoric ; The reach of rhetoric ; The genius of rhetoric ; The appraisal of rhetoric ; The hazards of rhetoric ; The rewards of rhetoric ; The grand equation of rhetoric -- Part two : 1 Corinthians 1-4. Paul and rhetoric in Corinth ; The setting of 1 Corinthians 1-4 ; Paul's argument introducted : 1 Corinthians 1:1-17 -- Paul's argument begun : 1 Corinthians 1:17-20 -- Paul's argument encapsulated : 1 Corinthians 1:23 -- Paul's argument continued : 1 Corinthians 1:22-2:5 -- Paul's argument completed : 1 Corinthians 2:6-4:21 -- Part three : summary and analysis. Paul's ministry model ; Important questions ; Appropriate strategies ; Conclusion : the Pauline model -- Appendix one : Paul, Apollos and Philo -- Appendix two : the book of Acts -- Appendix three : Paul's epistemology -- Appendix four : implications for preaching ; Appendix five : broader implication UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1051868 ER -