What's in the Word: rethinking the socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament

Invitation to the dance -- Oral examination : how did oral texts function in a rhetorical culture? -- Canonical pseudepigrapha : is it an oxymoron? -- Rethinking and redescribing scribal culture -- The question of sermons and homilies in the New Testament -- Rom 7:7-25 : retelling Adam's tale -...

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Main Author: Witherington, Ben 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Waco, Tex. Baylor Univ. Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Socio-historical exegesis / Rhetoric
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible Socio-rhetorical criticism
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Summary:Invitation to the dance -- Oral examination : how did oral texts function in a rhetorical culture? -- Canonical pseudepigrapha : is it an oxymoron? -- Rethinking and redescribing scribal culture -- The question of sermons and homilies in the New Testament -- Rom 7:7-25 : retelling Adam's tale -- What's in a name? : rethinking the historical figure of the beloved disciple in the Fourth Gospel -- What's in a word? part one : eidolothuton -- What's in a word? part two : porneia -- What's in a phrase? : no male and female (Gal. 3.28) -- Christianity in the making : oral mystery or eyewitness history? -- The rise of canon consciousness and the formation of the New Testament -- Sign posts along the way : on taking the less-travelled path
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1602581967