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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828684203321

Autore

Davis Casey Wayne

Titolo

Oral biblical criticism : the influence of the principles of orality on the literary structure of Paul's Epistle to the Philippians / / Casey Wayne Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

1-283-20132-1

9786613201324

0-567-62906-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

Journal for the Study of the New Testament. Supplement Series ; ; 172

Disciplina

227/.60663

Soggetti

Rhetoric in the Bible

Rhetorical criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 1 THE PRINCIPLES OF ORALITY; Chapter 2 ANALYSIS OF THE AUTHOR'S RHETORICAL STYLE; Chapter 3 IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF UNITS; Chapter 4 ANALYSIS OF PROGRESSION FROM UNIT TO UNIT; Appendix A SYNONYMY IN PHILIPPIANS; Appendix B CONCENTRIC AND PARALLEL STRUCTURE IN PHILIPPIANS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXES INDEX OF REFERENCES; INDEX OF AUTHORS

Sommario/riassunto

The Apostle Paul expected the vast majority of the recipients of his letters to hear, not read, them. He structured his compositions for the ear rather than the eye. Pauline audiences would hear clues to meaning and structure because they had learned to communicate in a world where those clues were essential to understanding. Recognizable structures and patterns were essential for listeners to organize what they heard, to follow, to predict and to remember the flow of communication. Oral Biblical Criticism examines Paul's Epistle to the Philippians in light of recent study of oral principles o