Educating Early Christians through the Rhetoric of Hell

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"Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth" as Paideia in Matthew and the Early Church

Meghan Henning(Autor*in)

Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)

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Erschienen im Dezember 2019

XIII, 294 Seiten

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Cover
Titel
Preface
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The History of Hellish Rhetoric
I. Why Hell?: The Historical Relevance of the Rhetoric of Eternal Punishment
II. Hell and the History of Religions
III. Beyond Genesis: Ideology, Fluidity, and the History of Interpretation
IV. A Word about the Terminology for Eternal Punishment
V. Plan of the Book
Chapter 2. Death, Judgment, and the Abode of the Dead as Malleable Rhetorical Tools in the Hebrew Bible
I. Introduction
II. Concepts of the Abode of the Dead in the Hebrew Bible
a. All Dead Travel to a Common Place
b. The Place of the Dead as a Descriptor
i. Dark, Dusty and Generally Undesirable Place
ii. A Poetic Marker for Depth, or a Remote Place
iii. The Opposite of the Heavens
III. The Abode of the Dead as a Rhetorical Tool in the Hebrew Bible
a. Vivid or Dramatic Imagery: The Abode of the Dead as Spectacle or Metaphor
b. Sorting the Dead: The Abode of the Dead Signifying Judgment or Punishment
c. The Abode of the Dead as a Tool for Moral Formation in the Hebrew Bible
i. The Life and Death Contrast in the Hebrew Bible
ii. The Abode of the Dead as Ethical Motivation
IV. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Learning from the Dead: Hades as an Expression of Paideia in Greek and Latin Literature
I. Introduction
II. Greek and Roman Rhetoric and Education: The Role of Ethical Instruction within Greek and Roman Paideia
a. Paideia as Rhetorical Training
b. Paideia and Early Christianity
c. Paideia as Cultural and Ethical Education
d. Ekphrasis: The Pedagogical use of Rhetoric in Transmitting Cultural Values
III. Greek and Roman Examples of Hell as Paideia
a. Prevalence of Homer and Virgil in Ancient School Texts
b. Visualizing Punishment: The Use of Ekphrasis in Depictions of Hades
i. The Katabasis
ii. Evidence of Ekphrasis: The Language of Perception
iii. Evidence of Ekphrasis: The Presence of Enargeia or "Vividness"
iv. Explicit Communication of the Didactic Function of the Ekphrasis
c. The Spectacle of Punishment as Paideia
IV. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Periegesis?: The Journey through the Places of the Dead in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
I. Introduction
II. The Genre of Geographic "Tours" in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
III. The Rhetorical Function of "Tours": Parallel to Periegesis of Greek and Latin Literature?
a. Spatial Differentiation: Directional Cues and Geographic Descriptions
b. Order and Meaning: Implicit Paideia in the Jewish Apocalypses
IV. Conclusion
Chapter 5. A Choice Between Two Ways: The Rhetoric of Eternal Punishment in the New Testament
I. Introduction
II. Ekphrasis or Enargeia?: Analyzing the Rhetoric of Description in the NT
III. The Pedagogical Function of Eternal Punishment in the NT
a. Mark 9:42-50
b. Q 10,15 and 12, 4-5
c. Luke
d. James
e. 2 Peter
f. Revelation
IV. Conclusion
Chapter 6. The Pedagogical Role of Eschatological Judgment, Eternal Punishment, and the Afterlife in Matthew
I. Introduction
II. Education in Matthew: An Exercise in Community Formation
a. Matthew's Audience
b. Matthew's Interest in Paideia and the Formation of Ecclesia
III. The Role of Apocalyptic Eschatology within Matthew's "Curriculum"
IV. The Pedagogical Function of Eternal Punishment in Matthew
a. Matthew's Use of Terminology
b. Evidence of Ekphrasis: The Presence of Enargeia or "Vividness"
c. Explicit Communication of the Didactic Function of the Ekphrasis
d. The Description of Punishment as Paideia: Rhetoric of Ethical and Cultural Education
V. Conclusion
Chapter 7. The Pedagogical Function of Hell in the Early Christian Apocalypses and the Early Church
I. Introduction
II. Dating and Reception of Tours of Hell
III. Interpreting and Expanding the New Testament Picture of "Hell" in Early Christian Apocalypses
a. Interpreting Matthew in the Apocalypse of Peter
b. Reading Matthew and Paul together in the Apocalypse of Paul
c. Pleading for Mercy and Reinventing the Beatitudes in the Latin Vision of Ezra and the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
d. "Biblical Theology" in the Greek Apocalypse of Mary
IV. The Pedagogical Function of Hell in the Early Christian Apocalypses
a. Evidence of Ekphrasis: Periegesis
b. Evidence of Ekphrasis: Language of Perception
c. Evidence of Ekphrasis: Enargeia or "Vividness"
d. The Spectacle of Punishment as Paideia: Explicit Communication of the Didactic Function of Ekphrasis
V. The Pedagogical Function of Hell in the Early Church Fathers
a. Chrysostom: Zeal in Appropriating Hell as the Heart of Christian Paideia
b. Augustine: Distinguishing Christian Paideia from the Tools of the Empire
VI. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Conclusion: The Landscape of Hell and the Cultivation of Early Christianity
I. How did "Hell" Emerge as an Educational Tool for Early Christians?
II. Hell, What is it Good For?: Damnation and the Cultivation of Culture
III. Dante's Spell: Reflections on Our Hellish Inheritance
Appendix A: Concepts of the Abode of the Dead in the Hebrew Bible
Appendix B: The Abode of the Dead as a Rhetorical Tool in the Hebrew Bible
Appendix C: Ekphrasis in Greek and Latin Texts that Deal with Hades extensively
Appendix D: Enargeia of "Hell" in the New Testament (apart from Matthew)
Appendix E: Enargeia of Eternal Punishment in Matthew
Appendix F: Eschatological Fire in Matthew
Appendix G: "Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth" in Matthew
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Subject Index

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