Rhetorical Criticism and the Bible: Essays from the 1998 Florence Conference
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Rhetorical Criticism and the Bible: Essays from the 1998 Florence Conference
By (Author) Stanley E. Porter
Edited by Dennis Stamps
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st March 2002
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
220.66
Physical Properties
Hardback
578
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
1220g
Description
This volume is the fifth in a series exploring the use of rhetoric in the study of biblical literature. Contributions from scholars in North America, Britain, Continental Europe and South Africa focus here on four major categories: the theory of rhetoric and biblical interpretation, rhetorical interpretation of Luke's Gospel and Acts, the rhetorical interpretation of Paul's writings, and rhetorical interpretation of Hebrews and Ignatius.
Author Bio
Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Canada. Dennis Stamps is Director of the West Midlands Ministerial Training Course, Queen's College, Birmingham.
