St. Paul's Theology of Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 1-4 and Greco-Roman Rhetoric (1994 Litfin), book

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St. Paul's Theology of Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 1-4 and Greco-Roman Rhetoric (1994) is a book by A. Duane Litfin.

Abstract

"The question posed by this study is: what is the relationship between Paul's view of preaching and his underlying theological assumptions? The one passage in Paul's epistles which directly addresses this question is 1 Corinthians 1-4, and Dr Litfin demonstrates in his book the rhetorical background of the problems reflected here. Beginning in Athens in the fifth century BC, the first section of the study traces the relevant rhetorical threads through the contributions of the Sophists, Plato, Isocrates, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and the lesser writers of the first century AD. The result is a clear picture of the nature and importance of rhetoric in first-century Corinth. This historical material is then used to shed light both on the problems Paul faced in Corinth and his responses to these questions as recorded in 1 Corinthians 1-4. A clear contrast emerges between Paul's stated modus operandi as a preacher and that of the first-century rhetor."--Publisher's description.

Editions and translations

Published in Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1994 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 79).

Contents

Preface -- 1. Introduction

Part I. The Rhetorical Background: 2. The beginnings of rhetoric: Athens, the handbooks, and the Sophists -- 3. The art comes of age: Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle -- 4. Rhetoric at its best: Cicero and Quintilian -- 5. The state of the art: rhetoric during the First Century

Part II. 1 Corinthians 1-4: 6. Paul, rhetoric, and the city of Corinth -- 7. 1 Corinthians 1-4: some general considerations -- 8. Paul and his preaching in Corinth: the background of 1 Corinthians 1-4 -- 9. The central passage: 1 Corinthians 1. 17-2.5 -- 10. The argument completed: 1 Corinthians 2.6-4.21 -- 11. Summary and conclusions

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