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.

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