The questions of Jesus in John : logic, rhetoric and persuasive discourse /

The questions of Jesus in John : logic, rhetoric and persuasive discourse /

Why do the New Testament gospels depict a Jesus who asks questions almost as often as he gives answers? In The Questions of Jesus in John Douglas Estes crafts a highly interdisciplinary theory of question-asking based on insights from ancient rhetoric and modern erotetics (the study of interrogative...

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Main Author: Estes, Douglas.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 115.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.

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Jesus Christ.
Bible. > N.T. > John > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Question (Logic)

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Call Number: BS2615.52 .E88 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Douglas Estes
  • 1. Why Questions? /
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  • 2. Perspectives on Questions /
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  • 3. How Questions Work /
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  • 4. John's Use of Questions /
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  • 5. Open Questions /
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  • 6. Reflective Questions /
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  • 7. Decisive Questions /
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  • 8. Responsive Questions /
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  • 9. Coercive Questions /
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  • 10. Answers and Questions /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of Modern Authors /
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  • Index of Subjects /
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  • Index of Ancient Sources /
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  • Index of Greek Terms /
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