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What´s in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament
Ben Witherington
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Paperback. Explains how the recognition of the oral and socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament and its environment necessitates a change in how the New Testament literature is read. This title challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Written in clear, and at times colorful, prose, Ben Witherington's What's in the Word explains how the recognition of the oral and socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament and its environment necessitates a change in how the New Testament literature is read. Expanding on the work in which he has been fruitfully engaged for over a quarter century, Witherington challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates chapter by chapter how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm. Taken together, the chapters in What's in the Word coalesce around three of Witherington's ongoing academic concerns: orality and rhetoric; New Testament history, including issues of authenticity and canonicity; and the exegesis of given words in their canonical and socio-cultural contexts. Always unpredictable, this book never fails to pique interest and proffer instruction.
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602581968
SKU
V9781602581968
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About Ben Witherington
Ben Witherington, III (Ph.D. Durham) is Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary and the author of more than 20 books, including The Problem with Evangelical Theology (Baylor University Press 2005) and Troubled Waters: Rethinking the Theology of Baptism (Baylor University Press 2007).
Reviews for What´s in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament
... [Witherington] easily demonstrates that history and theology simply cannot be separated.
Review of Biblical Literature (May 2012) ... a fascinating discussion. ... [Witherington] is correct that social history and Greco-Roman rhetoric are now more purposely employed in interpretation and have made significant advances in our understanding of the NT
advances he masterfully demonstrates throughout this volume.
Duane F. Watson, Interpretation (2011, 65:3) Witherington here shows how fruitful socio-rhetorical perspective can be. His lively and accessible style make for stimulating reading.
Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Testament, St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews This book's fascinating observations give stimuluating guidance in hearing the texts as they were very likely meant to be heard.
Richard J. Erickson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary This book tackles a series of contentious subjects with clarity and verve. It may even change your mind on some.
Darrell Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary ... interesting, varied, provocative, well written and worthwhile.
David Wenham
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Review of Biblical Literature (May 2012) ... a fascinating discussion. ... [Witherington] is correct that social history and Greco-Roman rhetoric are now more purposely employed in interpretation and have made significant advances in our understanding of the NT
advances he masterfully demonstrates throughout this volume.
Duane F. Watson, Interpretation (2011, 65:3) Witherington here shows how fruitful socio-rhetorical perspective can be. His lively and accessible style make for stimulating reading.
Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Testament, St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews This book's fascinating observations give stimuluating guidance in hearing the texts as they were very likely meant to be heard.
Richard J. Erickson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary This book tackles a series of contentious subjects with clarity and verve. It may even change your mind on some.
Darrell Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary ... interesting, varied, provocative, well written and worthwhile.
David Wenham
Journal for the Study of the New Testament