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Arguing with Scripture

By Stanley, Christopher D.

Arguing with Scripture

By Stanley, Christopher D.

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Drawing on recent discussions of quotations in the fields of rhetorics, linguistics, and literary studies, Stanley argues that Paul's explicit appeals to Jewish Scriptures must be analyzed as rhetorical devices that seek to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a first-century audience, an approach that requires a different set of questions and methods than scholars have typically used in their studies of Paul's quotations. Key questions include why Paul quoted words of Scripture to support some of his arguments and not others; how quotations help to advance the developing arguments of Paul's letters; and how a mostly illiterate first-century audience from a variety of backgrounds might have viewed these sudden intrusions of material from a Jewish religious text. Answering these questions requires paying careful attention to the affective and poetic dimensions as well as the intellectual aspects of the original audience's encounter with the Holy Scriptures of Israel.
Christopher Stanley is Professor of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. He is the author of Paul and the Language of Scripture as well as numerous articles on the social, literary, and rhetorical context of Paul's letters.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2004-05-10
Publication Date:
2004-05-10
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0567026302
ISBN13:
9780567026309
Weight:
312 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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