1 Clement as an Argumentative Text (Hardcover)

Hardcover. This volume explores the significance of 1 Clement as an argumentative text a text that substantiates and offers reasons for a specific course of action which readers of the work should take. The contributions to this volume analyze the various argumentative strategies the author of 1 Clement employs in service of the letter's overall aims. Some essays focus on the cultural knowledge underlying the argumentation, while others on the function and use of Scripture. Several essays offer insights from other disciplines theories of argumentation, metaphor, and (literary and cultural) space, as well as historical anthropology to facilitate the analysis of 1 Clement's argument. The final two essays investigate the way the argumentative structure of 1 Clement was interpreted and used in two very different contexts of reception. The individual contributions to this volume analyze the argumentation strategies employed in 1 Clement, with a focus on cultural knowledge, use of Scripture, insights from interdisciplinary approaches, and the reception of the author's argumentation throughout history. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …