Arguing With Scripture: The Rhetoric of Quotations in the Letters of Paul - Softcover

Stanley, Christopher D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567026302 ISBN 13: 9780567026309

Publisher: T & T Clark International, 2004

Synopsis

Drawing on recent discussions of quotations in the fields of rhetorics, linguistics, and literary studies, Stanley argues that Paul's explicit appeals to Jewish Scriptures must be analyzed as rhetorical devices that seek to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a first-century audience, an approach that requires a different set of questions and methods than scholars have typically used in their studies of Paul's quotations. Key questions include why Paul quoted words of Scripture to support some of his arguments and not others; how quotations help to advance the developing arguments of Paul's letters; and how a mostly illiterate first-century audience from a variety of backgrounds might have viewed these sudden intrusions of material from a Jewish religious text. Answering these questions requires paying careful attention to the affective and poetic dimensions as well as the intellectual aspects of the original audience's encounter with the Holy Scriptures of Israel.

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About the Author

Christopher D. Stanley is Emeritus Professor of Theology at St Bonaventure University, USA. He has written or edited seven academic books and numerous articles on the social, literary, and rhetorical context of Paul's letters.

Edition details

• Publisher: T & T Clark International
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567026302
• ISBN 13: 9780567026309
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208