02523nam 2200589 a 450 991045416590332120200520144314.01-282-02448-597866120244810-567-19333-0(CKB)1000000000722365(EBL)437000(OCoLC)318253757(SSID)ssj0000233036(PQKBManifestationID)12094917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233036(PQKBWorkID)10219901(PQKB)10303157(MiAaPQ)EBC437000(Au-PeEL)EBL437000(CaPaEBR)ebr10285046(CaONFJC)MIL202448(OCoLC)893334610(EXLCZ)99100000000072236520090512d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReading law[electronic resource] the rhetorical shaping to the Pentateuch /James W. WattsSheffield Sheffield Academicc19991 online resource (190 p.)Biblical seminarDescription based upon print version of record.1-85075-997-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 READING; Chapter 2 RHETORIC; Chapter 3 INSTRUCTION; Chapter 4 COMMANDMENT; Chapter 5 LAW; Postscript on Rhetorical Ethics; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Selected TopicsWatts here argues that conventions of oral rhetoric were adapted to shape the literary form and contents of the Pentateuch. The large-scale structure-stories introducing lists of laws that conclude with divine sanctions-reproduces a common ancient strategy for persuasion. The laws' use of direct address, historical motivations and frequent repetitions serve rhetorical ends, and even the legal contradictions seem designed to appeal to competing constituencies. The instructional speeches of God and Moses reinforce the persuasive appeal by characterizing God as a just ruler and Moses as a faithfuBiblical seminar ;59.Biblical seminar.Electronic books.222.106222.1066Watts James W872157MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454165903321Reading law2145138UNINA