Figuring Jesu s the power of rhetorical figures of speech in the Gospel of Luke /

This book examines the Lukan Jesus' speech, specifically his use of rhetorical figures of speech, as a means of determining Luke's message and rhetorical strategy of persuasion. Classical rhetoric dominated both Greco-Roman higher education and public discourse in the first-century Mediter...

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Main Author: Reich, Keith A.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 107.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222748.

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Call Number: BS2595.6.R54 R45 2011

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two. Figures Of Speech And The Stylistic Virtues Of Clarity And Ornamentation /
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  • Chapter Three. Figures Of Speech And The Art Of Argumentation And Persuasion /
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  • Chapter Four. The Power Of Figures Of Speech In Communicating A Role-Reversing Message /
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  • Chapter Five. Conclusion /
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  • Appendix. Alphabetical List Of Figures Of Speech Used The Lukan Jesus /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Scripture Index /
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  • Subject Index /
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