Influence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Influence write by Michal Beth Dinkler. This book was released on 2021-03-25. Influence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The influence of the Bible in human history is staggering. Biblical texts have inspired grand social advancements, intellectual inquiries, and aesthetic achievements. Yet, the Bible has also given rise to hatred, violence, and oppression--often with deadly consequences. How does the Bible exert such extraordinary influence? The short answer is: rhetoric. Michal Beth Dinkler demonstrates that, contrary to popular opinion, rhetoric is not inherently "empty" or disingenuous. Rhetoric refers to the art of persuasion. Dinkler argues that the Bible is by nature rhetorical, and that understanding the art of persuasion is therefore vital for navigating biblical literature and its interpretation. 'Influence' invites readers to think critically about biblical rhetoric and the rhetoric of biblical interpretation, and offers a clear and compelling guide for how to do so.
Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation
Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation write by Michal Beth Dinkler. This book was released on 2021-03-22. Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Bible is by nature rhetorical. Written to persuade, biblical texts have influenced humans beyond what their authors ever imagined. Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation invites readers to think critically about biblical rhetoric and the rhetoric of its interpretation.
Literary Approaches to the Bible
Literary Approaches to the Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Literary Approaches to the Bible write by Douglas Mangum. This book was released on 2018-03-14. Literary Approaches to the Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The study of the Bible has long included a literary aspect with great attention paid not only to what was written but also to how it was expressed. The detailed analysis of biblical books and passages as written texts has benefited from the study of literature in classical philology, ancient rhetoric, and modern literary criticism. This volume of the Lexham Methods Series introduces the various ways the study of literature has been used in biblical studies. Most literary approaches emphasize the study of the text alone—its structure, its message, and its use of literary devices—rather than its social or historical background. The methods described in Literary Approaches to the Bible are focused on different ways of analyzing the text within its literary context. Some of the techniques have been around for centuries, but the theories of literary critics from the early 20th century to today had a profound impact on biblical interpretation. In this book, you will learn about those literary approaches, how they were adapted for biblical studies, and what their strengths and weaknesses are.
Rhetorics and Hermeneutics
Rhetorics and Hermeneutics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rhetorics and Hermeneutics write by James D. Hester. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Rhetorics and Hermeneutics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of essays provides original studies of various New Testament texts read through the eyes of rhetorical criticism as well as a tribute to the continuing influence of Wilhelm Wuellner and his work.
Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament
Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament write by Mikeal Carl Parsons. This book was released on 2018. Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, eloquence was essential to public life and identity, perpetuating class status and power. The three-tiered study of rhetoric was thus designed to produce sons worthy of and equipped for public service. Rhetorical competency enabled the elite to occupy their proper place in society. The oracular and literary techniques represented in Greco-Roman education proved to be equally central to the formation of the New Testament. Detailed comparisons of the sophisticated rhetorical conventions, as cataloged in the ancient rhetorical handbooks (e.g., Quintilian), reveal to what degree and frequency the New Testament was shaped by ancient rhetoric's invention, argument, and style. But Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament breaks new ground. Instead of focusing on more advanced rhetorical lessons that elite students received in their school rooms, Michael Martin and Mikeal Parsons examine the influence of the progymnasmata--the preliminary compositional exercises that bridge the gap between grammar and rhetoric proper--and their influence on the New Testament. Martin and Parsons use Theon's (50-100 CE) compendium as a baseline to measure the way primary exercises shed light on the form and style of the New Testament's composition. Each chapter examines a specific rhetorical exercise and its unique hortatory or instructional function, and offers examples from ancient literature before exploring the use of these techniques in the New Testament. --
