The ethics of obscene speech in early Christianity and its environment /

The ethics of obscene speech in early Christianity and its environment /

This book aims to contextualize early Christian rhetoric about foul language by asking such questions as: Where was foul language encountered? What were the conventional arguments for avoiding (or for using) obscene words? How would the avoidance of such speech have been interpreted by others? A car...

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Main Author: Hultin, Jeremy F.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 128.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264557.

Subjects:

Frühchristentum.
Literatur.
Obszönität.
Religiöse Sprache.
Clean speech.
Oral communication > Religious aspects > Christianity.

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Call Number: BV4597.53.C64 H85 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
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  • Chapter One. A Survey Of Foul Language In The Ancient World /
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  • Chapter Two. Speech, Character, And Self-Definition /
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  • Chapter Three. Jewish Scripture And Earliest Christianity /
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  • Chapter Four. Colossians And Ephesians /
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  • Chapter Five. Clement Of Alexandria On Foul Language /
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  • Conclusions /
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  • Works Cited /
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  • Index Of Passages Cited /
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