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New Testament Interpretation Through Rhetorical Criticism (Studies in Religion)
George A. Kennedy
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Paperback. New Testament Interpretation Through Rhetorical Criticism Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
New Testament Interpretation through Rhetorical Criticism provides readers of the Bible with an important tool for understanding the Scriptures. Based on the theory and practice of Greek rhetoric in the New Testament, George Kennedy's approach acknowledges that New Testament writers wrote to persuade an audience of the truth of their messages. These writers employed rhetorical conventions that were widely known and imitated in the society of the times. Sometimes confirming but often challenging common interpretations of texts, this is the first systematic study of the rhetorical composition of the New Testament. As a complement to form criticism, historical criticism, and ... Read more
New Testament Interpretation through Rhetorical Criticism provides readers of the Bible with an important tool for understanding the Scriptures. Based on the theory and practice of Greek rhetoric in the New Testament, George Kennedy's approach acknowledges that New Testament writers wrote to persuade an audience of the truth of their messages. These writers employed rhetorical conventions that were widely known and imitated in the society of the times. Sometimes confirming but often challenging common interpretations of texts, this is the first systematic study of the rhetorical composition of the New Testament. As a complement to form criticism, historical criticism, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Religion
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807841204
SKU
V9780807841204
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About George A. Kennedy
George A. Kennedy is Paddison Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His other books include Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times and Greek Rhetoric under Christian Emperors.
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