Inventing Hebrews: Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric

ISBN-13: 9781108429467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 318 str.

Michael Wade Martin; Jason A. Whitlark

Opis

Inventing Hebrews uncovers a template of arrangement ubiquitous in antiquity as the key to the conundrum of Hebrews' structure and purpose.

Recenzje

'This well-written book is carefully and cogently argued. This book will be most valuable to scholars and advanced students interested in the structure of Hebrews or in the application of classical rhetoric to NT studies in general.' Brian C. Small, Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

1. Structuring Hebrews: modern approaches to an ancient text; Part I. Laying the Foundation – Syncrisis in Hebrew: 2. Comparing covenants: the syncritical backbone of Hebrews; 3. Choosing the advantageous: deliberative syncrisis and epideictic syncrisis in Hebrews; Part II. Arranging the Speech – The Ancient Rhetorical Design of Hebrews: 4. Arranging an ancient speech: ancient compositional theory and a proposal for modern analysis; 5. Proving the case: argumentatio in Hebrews; 6. Presenting the facts relevant to the case: narratio in Hebrews; 7. Beginning with favor: exordium in Hebrews; 8. Ending with recapitulation and emotion: Peroratio in Hebrews; 9. Putting it all together: the rhetorical arrangement and aim of Hebrews; 10. Examining implications: Early Christian sermons and apostasy in Hebrews.