A Letter of Recommendation? A Closer look at Third John’s “rhetorical” Argumentation

Previous studies argue that the Elder composed the letter to recommend Demetrius to Gaius, and that Third John therefore falls into the “letter of recommendation” genre. After assessing the differences between common letters of recommendation and Third John, this study examines the rhetoric of Third...

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Main Author: Marulli, Luca 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2009
In: Biblica
Year: 2009, Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-223
Further subjects:B rhetorical argumentation
B Elder
B 3 John
B Rhetoric
B Recommendation
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