Selby, Gary S.

Not with wisdom of words : nonrational persuasion in the New Testament / Gary S. Selby. - 1 online resource (x, 187 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Rhetoric, poetics, and the ecstasy of faith -- Visions of the end (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) -- Performing despair (Romans 7:14-25) -- Rhapsody on love (1 Corinthians 13) -- United in worship (Ephesians 1:3-14) -- Reconfiguring the rhetorical encounter, part one : placing hearers "in" the context -- Reconfiguring the rhetorical encounter, part two : removing the rhetor, constituting the community -- Conclusion : a discourse for the church.

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Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--New Testament.


Experience (Religion)
Experience (Religion)
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament


Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

BS2361.3 / .S45 2016eb

225.6