
Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament
An Essential Reference Resource for Exegesis
Douglas Estes(Author)
Zondervan Academic (Publisher)
Published on 3. December 2015
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-310-51635-4 (ISBN)
Description
While there are almost 1000 questions in the Greek New Testament, many commentators, pastors, and students skip over the questions for more 'theological' verses or worse they convert questions into statements to mine them for what they are saying theologically. However, this is not the way questions in the Greek New Testament work, and it overlooks the rhetorical importance of questions and how they were used in the ancient world.
Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament is a helpful and thorough examination of questions in the Greek New Testament, seen from the standpoint of grammatical, semantic, and linguistic analysis, with special emphasis on their rhetorical effects. It includes charts, tools, and lists that explain and categorize the almost 1000 questions in the Greek New Testament. Thus, the user is able to go to the section in the book dealing with the type of question they are studying and find the exegetical parameters needed to understand that question.
Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament offers vibrant examples of all the major categories of questions to aid the reader in grasping how questions work in the Greek New Testament. Special emphasis is given to the way questions persuade and influence readers of the Greek New Testament.
Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament is a helpful and thorough examination of questions in the Greek New Testament, seen from the standpoint of grammatical, semantic, and linguistic analysis, with special emphasis on their rhetorical effects. It includes charts, tools, and lists that explain and categorize the almost 1000 questions in the Greek New Testament. Thus, the user is able to go to the section in the book dealing with the type of question they are studying and find the exegetical parameters needed to understand that question.
Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament offers vibrant examples of all the major categories of questions to aid the reader in grasping how questions work in the Greek New Testament. Special emphasis is given to the way questions persuade and influence readers of the Greek New Testament.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Zondervan
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
731 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-310-51635-4 (9780310516354)
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An Essential Reference Resource for Exegesis
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Douglas Estes is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Practical Theology and DMin Program Director at South University-Columbia. He received his PhD in Theology from the University of Nottingham, UK, and completed a Post Doc at the Dominican Biblical Institute. He has written or edited six books, as well as numerous essays, articles and reviews. He has served as an adjunct professor at Phoenix Seminary and Western Seminary, and has sixteen years of pastoral ministry experience.
Content
Introduction
The Basics of Question Formation in Language
Types of Question Driven by Syntax
Types of Question Driven by Semantics
Types of Questions Driven by Pragmatics
The Function of Questions in New Testament Greek
The Basics of Question Formation in Language
Types of Question Driven by Syntax
Types of Question Driven by Semantics
Types of Questions Driven by Pragmatics
The Function of Questions in New Testament Greek