Fredrick J. Long

Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology (eBook, PDF)

The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511227356
• Artikelnr.: 38189289

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

1. An apology for the unity of 2 Corinthians
Part I. A Survey of Ancient Forensic Discourse: 2. The anatomy of a genre: sources, nature and features of forensic rhetoric
3. Forensic exigency
4. Forensic invention
5. Forensic disposition
6. Apologetic letters
Part II. A Rhetorical Analysis of 2 Corinthians as Ancient Apology: 7. The rhetorical exigency of 2 Corinthians
8. The rhetorical disposition of 2 Corinthians
9. The rhetorical invention of 2 Corinthians
10. The rhetoric of 2 Corinthians and the nature of Paul's theology.