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Paul and Rhetoric
Author(s): J. Paul Sampley (Author, Editor)
- Publisher: T & T Clark International
- Publication Date: 8 May 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 056702704X
- ISBN-13: 9780567027047
Book Description
Paul and Rhetoric contains essays that have been presented in a seminar called “”Paul and Rhetoric”” in the annual meetings of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, the leading international forum for New Testament and Christian Origin scholars. Translated into English, these essays, by leaders in the field and in the topic, engage and represent modern scholarship on Paul and rhetorical studies. The foundational essays are listed under the heading “”State of the Discussion””, attempting to take the major rhetorical categories of the time contemporary with Paul (types of rhetoric, invention and arrangement, and figures and tropes) and, first, lays out where the discussion is now. They then note the problems and highlights where continued discussion and deliberation would be helpful. The “”Broad Questions”” section asks what can be learned about reading Paul’s letters to congregations in light of ancient epistolography, how theology and rhetoric are related (because the two are often treated as if they are alien to one another), and how ancient rhetoric and ancient psychology are associated with one another. All in all a volume that illustrates, examines and assesses where we are now in the study of rhetorical traditions in Pauline scholarship, and in some instances suggests the direction of future studies.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Overall, this edited volume, especially the first two sections, provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of the discipline… it is a useful work for anyone looking to gain a foothold in this important area of Pauline studies.’ –Expository Times, 1st May 2011
About the Author
J. Paul Sampley is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Christian Origins, Boston University, and is the author of Pauline Parallels and “1 Corinthians” and “2 Corinthians” in the New Interpreter’s Bible. Peter Lampe is Professor and Chair of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
