Reconciling rhetorical criticism with its oral roots
This paper criticises the literary presuppositions with which modern rhetorical criticism usually operates. The main point of criticism is that the extent and influence of orality in the NT texts are not properly taken into consideration. In recent scholarship a refined model is being developed of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2001, Volume: 35, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 95-110 |
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| Summary: | This paper criticises the literary presuppositions with which modern rhetorical criticism usually operates. The main point of criticism is that the extent and influence of orality in the NT texts are not properly taken into consideration. In recent scholarship a refined model is being developed of the interaction between orality and literacy in the first century. This model has direct bearing on the way in which rhetorical criticism applies to the texts of the NT. With reference to Pauline and Johannine materials, the author shows that the rhetorical features found there, are less sophisticated and less predictable than proposed in contemporary text books. Rhetorical information from the Classical schools is therefore of limited use as an interpretational tool. The benefit of a re-assessment of orality, however, goes further. It assists the analyst to interpret the function of rhetorical devices found in the texts. This approach signals a refinement of rhetorical theory, and its integration with orality theory. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83089 |