{"product_id":"whats-in-the-word-rethinking-the-socio-rhetorical-character-of-the-new-testament-9781602581968","title":"What's in the Word: Rethinking the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in clear, and at times colorful, prose, Ben Witherington's \u003ci\u003eWhat's in the Word\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken together, the chapters in \u003ci\u003eWhat's in the Word\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"... [Witherington] easily demonstrates that history and theology simply cannot be separated.\" --  Review of Biblical Literature  (May 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\"... a fascinating discussion. ... [Witherington] is correct that social history and Greco-Roman rhetoric are now more purposely employed in interpretation and have made significant advances in our understanding of the NT--advances he masterfully demonstrates throughout this volume. --Duane F. Watson,  Interpretation  (2011, 65:3)\u003cbr\u003e\"Witherington here shows how fruitful socio-rhetorical perspective can be. His lively and accessible style make for stimulating reading.\"  --Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Testament, St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\"This book's fascinating observations give stimuluating guidance in hearing the texts as they were very likely meant to be heard.\"  --Richard J. Erickson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\"This book tackles a series of contentious subjects with clarity and verve.  It may even change your mind on some.\"  --Darrell Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e... interesting, varied, provocative, well written and worthwhile. -- David Wenham -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvitation to the Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One: Oral Examination: How Did 'Oral' Texts Function in a Rhetorical Culture?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two: Canonical Pseudepigrapha Is It an Oxymoron?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three: Rethinking and Redescribing Scribal Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four: The Question of Sermons and Homilies in the New Testament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five: Rom. 7.7-25- Retelling Adam's Tale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six: What's in a Name? Rethinking the Historical Figure of the Beloved Disciple in the 4th Gospel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven: What's in a Word? Part One: Eidolothuton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight: What's In A Word? Part Two Porneia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine: What's in a Phrase? 'No Male and Female' (Gal. 3.28)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten: Christianity in the Making': Oral Mystery or Eyewitness History?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven: Rethinking the Canonizing of the New Testament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve: Sign Posts along the Way On Taking the Less Travelled Path\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041596014935,"sku":"9781602581968","price":26.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781602581968.jpg?v=1750950926","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whats-in-the-word-rethinking-the-socio-rhetorical-character-of-the-new-testament-9781602581968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}