Fredrick J. Long

Gebundenes Buch

Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology

The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians

Herausgeber: Court, John

Beschreibung

Second Corinthians is Paul's apology to the Corinthians for failing to visit them, using rhetorical persuasion in his letters, and appearing unapproved for the collection. The scholarly consensus maintains that 2 Corinthians is a conglomeration of letters due to its literary and logistical inconsistencies. Consequently, most interpretations of 2 Corinthians treat only parts of it. However, a different consensus is emerging. Fredrick Long situates the text within Classical literary and rhetorical conventions and argues for its unity based upon numerous parallels with ancient apology in the tradition of Andocides, Socrates, Isocrates and Demosthenes. He provides a comprehensive survey and rigorous genre analysis of ancient forensic discourse in support of his claims, and shows how the unified message of Paul's letter can be recovered. His study will be of relevance to Classicists and New Testament scholars alike.

Autor

Fredrick J. Long, Ph.D. (Marquette University) is Professor of New Testament and Director of Greek Instruction at Asbury Theological Seminary as well as the International Coordinator of Gamma Rho Kappa Greek Honor Society. He is the author of several books including Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology (Cambridge University Press), 2 Corinthians: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor University Press), and Koine Greek Grammar: A Beginning-Intermediate Exegetical and Pragmatic Handbook (GlossaHouse).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9780521842334
• ISBN-10: 0521842336
• Artikelnr.: 22441530