| What's in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament Contributor(s): Witherington, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602581967 ISBN-13: 9781602581968 Publisher: Baylor University Press OUR PRICE: $34.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Written in clear, and at times colorful, prose, Ben Witheringtonas "Whatas in the Word" explains how the recognition of the oral and socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament and its environment necessitates a change in how the New Testament literature is read. Expanding on the work in which he has been fruitfully engaged for over a quarter century, Witherington challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates chapter by chapter how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm. Taken together, the chapters in "Whatas in the Word" coalesce around three of Witheringtonas ongoing academic concerns: orality and rhetoric; New Testament history, including issues of authenticity and canonicity; and the exegesis of given words in their canonical and socio-cultural contexts. Always unpredictable, this book never fails to pique interest and proffer instruction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 225.6 |
| LCCN: 2009003944 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (0.78 lbs) 203 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written in clear, and at times colorful, prose, Ben Witherington's What's in the Word explains how the recognition of the oral and socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament and its environment necessitates a change in how the New Testament literature is read. Expanding on the work in which he has been fruitfully engaged for over a quarter century, Witherington challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates chapter by chapter how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm. Taken together, the chapters in What's in the Word coalesce around three of Witherington's ongoing academic concerns: orality and rhetoric; New Testament history, including issues of authenticity and canonicity; and the exegesis of given words in their canonical and socio-cultural contexts. Always unpredictable, this book never fails to pique interest and proffer instruction. |