New Testament Interpretation Through Rhetorical Criticism (Studies in Religion)

by George A . Kennedy (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1984

  $45.56

  Provides readers of the Bible with an important tool for understanding the Scriptures. Based on the theory and practice of Greek rhetoric in the New Testament, George Kennedy's approach acknowledges that New Testament writers wrote to persuade an audience of the truth of their messages. These writers employed rhetorical conventions that were widely known and imitated in the society of the times.