The agency of the apostle : a dramatistic analysis of Paul's responses to conflict in 2 Corinthians / / Jeffrey A. Crafton

• Autore: Crafton Jeffrey A.
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1991]; ©1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 227.3
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 RHETORICAL THEORY AND METHOD; Chapter 2 THE CONFLICT IN CORINTH; Chapter 3 THE LETTER OF INITIAL RESPONSE (2.14-6.13 + 7.2-4); Chapter 4 THE LETTER OF ATTACK (10.1-13.13); Chapter 5 THE LETTER OF RECONCILIATION (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16); Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS; Tables; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Subjects; Index of Modern Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: In this interdisciplinary study Paul's enigmatic rhetoric in 2 Corinthians is analysed and explained using dramatism, a modern critical theory developed by Kenneth Burke. Three portions of 2 Corinthians are isolated and examined as fitting responses to dintinct stages in Paul's changing relationship to the Corinthian Christians. In the Letter of Initial Response (2.14-7.4), Paul responds to the beginning of the conflict with an argument defined by the opposition between 'agency' and 'agent' conceptions of ministry. In the Letter of Attack (chs. 10-13), Paul replies to the apex of the crisis by
• Titolo autorizzato: The agency of the apostle
• ISBN: 1-283-19415-5; 9786613194152; 0-567-20602-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789671903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Library of New Testament studies.; Journal for the study of the New Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 51.