Rhetorical Mimesis And The Mitigation Of Early Christian Conflicts
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Rhetorical Mimesis And The Mitigation Of Early Christian Conflicts
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Author : Brad McAdon
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Rhetorical Mimesis And The Mitigation Of Early Christian Conflicts written by Brad McAdon and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with Religion categories.
This interdisciplinary study focuses upon two conflicts within early Christianity and demonstrates how these conflicts were radically transformed by the Greco-Roman rhetorical and compositional practice of mimesis—the primary means by which Greco-Roman students were taught to read, write, speak, and analyze literary works. The first conflict is the controversy surrounding Jesus’s relationship with his family (his mother and brothers) and the closely related issue concerning his (alleged) illegitimate birth that is (arguably) evident in the gospel of Mark, and then the author of Matthew’s and the author of Luke’s recasting of this controversy via mimetic rhetorical and compositional strategies. I demonstrate that the author of our canonical Luke knew, vehemently disagreed with, used, and mimetically transformed Matthew’s infancy narrative (Matt 1–2) in crafting his own. The second controversy is the author of Acts’ imitative transformation of the Petrine/Pauline controversy—that, in Acts 7:58—15:30, the author knew, disagreed with, used, and mimetically transformed Gal 1–2 via compositional strategies similar to how he transformed Matthew’s birth narrative, and recast the intense controversy between the two pillars of earliest Christianity, Peter and Paul, into a unity and harmony that, historically, never existed.
Rhetorical Mimesis And The Mitigation Of Early Christian Conflicts
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Author : Brad McAdon
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Rhetorical Mimesis And The Mitigation Of Early Christian Conflicts written by Brad McAdon and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with Religion categories.
This interdisciplinary study focuses upon two conflicts within early Christianity and demonstrates how these conflicts were radically transformed by the Greco-Roman rhetorical and compositional practice of mimesis--the primary means by which Greco-Roman students were taught to read, write, speak, and analyze literary works. The first conflict is the controversy surrounding Jesus's relationship with his family (his mother and brothers) and the closely related issue concerning his (alleged) illegitimate birth that is (arguably) evident in the gospel of Mark, and then the author of Matthew's and the author of Luke's recasting of this controversy via mimetic rhetorical and compositional strategies. I demonstrate that the author of our canonical Luke knew, vehemently disagreed with, used, and mimetically transformed Matthew's infancy narrative (Matt 1-2) in crafting his own. The second controversy is the author of Acts' imitative transformation of the Petrine/Pauline controversy--that, in Acts 7:58--15:30, the author knew, disagreed with, used, and mimetically transformed Gal 1-2 via compositional strategies similar to how he transformed Matthew's birth narrative, and recast the intense controversy between the two pillars of earliest Christianity, Peter and Paul, into a unity and harmony that, historically, never existed.
Imitation In Early Christianity
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Author : Cornelis Bennema
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2025-03-20
Imitation In Early Christianity written by Cornelis Bennema and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-20 with Religion categories.
What did exhortations to “follow Jesus” or “imitate Christ” mean to early Christians? Cornelis Bennema examines mimesis as a religious-ethical concept in early Christianity—the imitation of Jesus (and other exemplars) to become a better, more Christlike person. Situating appeals for imitation in the New Testament and Apostolic Fathers within the cultural and social context of the broader Greco-Roman world, Bennema shows how early Christian mimesis was not about literal replication, but instead was a creative, cognitive, and transformative means for shaping conduct and character. As part of this study, Bennema explores key questions about the historic origins of early Christian mimesis; the language that early Christian authors used to articulate the concept of mimesis; the scope, nature, and workings of mimesis in each major section of early Christian literature; and how early Christians navigated the challenges of imitating exemplars (such as Paul or Jesus) who were not physically present. Offering well-researched answers to these questions, Bennema provides readers with a nuanced and informative picture of exhortations to imitation in the New Testament and Apostolic Fathers.
The Moral Life According To Mark
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Author : M. John-Patrick O’Connor
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-04-21
The Moral Life According To Mark written by M. John-Patrick O’Connor and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-21 with Religion categories.
M. John-Patrick O'Connor proposes that - in contrast to recent contemporary scholarship that rarely focuses on the ethical implications of discipleship and Christology - Mark's Gospel, as our earliest life of Jesus, presents a theological description of the moral life. Arguing for Mark's ethical validity in comparison to Matthew and Luke, O'Connor begins with an analysis of the moral environment of ancient biographies, exploring what types of Jewish and Greco-Romanic conceptions of morality found their way into Hellenistic biographies. Turning to the Gospel's own examples of morality, O'Connor examines moral accountability according to Mark, including moral reasoning, the nature of a world in conflict, and accountability in both God's family and to God's authority. He then turns to images of the accountable self, including an analysis of virtues and virtuous practices within the Gospel. O'Connor concludes with the personification of evil, human responsibility, punitive consequences, and evil's role in Mark's moral landscape.
Imitatio Ezechielis The Irregular Grammar Of Revelation Reconsidered
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Author : Garrett Evan Best
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2025-02-27
Imitatio Ezechielis The Irregular Grammar Of Revelation Reconsidered written by Garrett Evan Best and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-27 with Religion categories.
Revelation contains the most unusual Greek written in the ancient world. In Imitatio Ezekechielis, Best makes a unique contribution by arguing that the irregular Greek is due to John’s imitation of the nature of the grammar found in the inaugural vision of his prophetic exemplar, Ezekiel. The wide-ranging and multidisciplinary argument draws on Greek and Hebrew linguistics, ancient rhetoric, mimesis criticism, and Jewish merkabah mysticism.
Rhetoric And The Synoptic Problem
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Author : Mike Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2022-05-16
Rhetoric And The Synoptic Problem written by Mike Duncan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Mike Duncan argues that the Farrer Hypothesis is the best working solution to the Synoptic Problem in New Testament studies by way of rhetorical theory, as he sees the Synoptic Problem as less about source and textual criticism and more as a writing problem that concerns how and why they were composed The book’s six chapters feature case studies of different aspects of gospel rhetoric, such as how the different post-resurrection accounts interact with each other and how the apostles are portrayed from gospel to gospel. These chapters form a collective argument—that the synoptic gospels are competing rhetorical narratives about Jesus, with the authors of Luke and Matthew reacting to previous gospels with the goal of superseding the previously composed versions of Jesus’s life. However, Duncan acknowledges that the Farrer Hypothesis has special difficulties and cannot be pushed beyond an educated guess, that the Synoptic Problem remains an unsolvable problem due to a lack of evidence and lost original context, and that it is only a philosophical acceptance of the inaccessibility of a solution that paradoxically allows a frank and unsentimental view of the alternatives.
Relating The Gospels
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Author : Eric Eve
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-14
Relating The Gospels written by Eric Eve and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-14 with Religion categories.
This volume examines the synoptic problem and argues that the similarities between the gospels of Matthew and Luke outweigh the objections commonly raised against the theory that Luke used the text of Matthew in composing his gospel. While agreeing with scholars who suggests that memory played a leading role in ancient source-utilization, Eric Eve argues for a more flexible understanding of memory, which would both explain Luke's access of Matthew's double tradition material out of the sequence in which it appears in Matthew, and suggest that Luke may have been more influenced by Matthew's order than appears on the surface. Eve also considers the widespread ancient practice of literary imitation as another mode of source utilization the Evangelists, particularly Luke, could have employed, and argues that Luke's Gospel should be seen in part as an emulation of Matthew's. Within this enlarged understanding of how ancient authors could utilize their sources, Luke's proposed use of Matthew alongside Mark becomes entirely plausible, and Eve concludes that the Farrer Hypothesis of Matthew using Mark, and Luke consequently using both gospels, to be the most likely solution to the Synoptic Problem.
John 4 1 42 Among The Biblical Well Encounters
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Author : Eric John Wyckoff
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2020-11-24
John 4 1 42 Among The Biblical Well Encounters written by Eric John Wyckoff and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-24 with Religion categories.
"In this volume, Eric John Wyckoff examines four biblical texts which narrate encounters between a woman and a man at a well. The episodes in Genesis 24 and 29, Exodus 2 and John 4 share similar literary features, but the contrasts are revealing. Their complex interrelation represents an interpretive key."--
Solving The Synoptic Puzzle
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Author : Eric Eve
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2021-10-04
Solving The Synoptic Puzzle written by Eric Eve and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-04 with Religion categories.
The question of how the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke relate to each other has become the subject of often intense debate. No longer is it safe to assume that the long dominant Two Document Hypothesis can be accepted without much question. In this book, Eve introduces students and other interested readers to the issues surrounding the Synoptic Problem and goes on to argue for an alternative theory (the Farrer Hypothesis) which does away with the need for the hypothetic source Q. In the course of doing so he also provides a helpful discussion of the how and why of first-century Gospel authorship. While the reader is alerted to the difficulties and complexities that surround solving the puzzle of Synoptic relations, the discussion is kept as accessible as possible and assumes no prior knowledge of New Testament scholarship or Greek.
Das Lukanische Doppelwerk In Neuen Internationalen Perspektiven Luke Acts In New International Perspectives
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Author : Werner Kahl
language : en
Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Release Date : 2024-07-26
Das Lukanische Doppelwerk In Neuen Internationalen Perspektiven Luke Acts In New International Perspectives written by Werner Kahl and has been published by Evangelische Verlagsanstalt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-26 with Religion categories.
In der Erforschung des lukanischen Doppelwerks ist einiges in Bewegung geraten, insbesondere hinsichtlich der Fragen nach der Datierung, nach den dem Verfasser vorliegenden Quellen und seiner Kreativität in der Gestaltung seines Werks. Der vorliegende Band versammelt Beiträge von Exegeten und Exegetinnen, die das lukanische Doppelwerk aus einer Vielzahl internationaler, theologischer und exegetischer Perspektiven in den Blick nehmen. Einer Reihe von ihnen ist die Zweiquellentheorie zweifelhaft geworden. Der Band reflektiert und befördert die gegenwärtigen Diskussionen um die angemessenste synoptische Theorie. Als Anhang ist zum ersten Mal in deutscher Übersetzung der klassische Aufsatz von Austin M. Farrer »On Dispensing with Q« beigefügt. In the study of Luke-Acts, there has been a lot of development, especially with regard to the questions of dating, the sources available to the author, and his creativity in shaping his work. This volume brings together contributions by exegetes who examine Luke-Acts from a variety of international, theological, and exegetical perspectives. A number of them share the doubt on the two-source theory. This volume reflects and advances the current discussions about the most appropriate synoptic theory. Included as an appendix, for the first time in German translation, is the classic essay by Austin M. Farrer »On Dispensing with Q«.