Exploring sublime rhetoric in biblical literature

"In scholarly study of the New Testament and early Christian rhetoric, one key element is often overlooked: the sublime. To address this omission, contributors to this volume explore how the awe-inspiring, dislocating, and sometimes horrifying language that characterizes sublime rhetoric exerts...

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Contributors: Jeal, Roy R. (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta, GA SBL Press [2024]
In: Emory studies in early christianity (number 28)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Emory studies in early christianity number 28
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / The Sublime / Biblical theology
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Sublime, The, in literature
B Rhetoric in the Bible
B Bible. New Testament Language, style
B Bible. New Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"In scholarly study of the New Testament and early Christian rhetoric, one key element is often overlooked: the sublime. To address this omission, contributors to this volume explore how the awe-inspiring, dislocating, and sometimes horrifying language that characterizes sublime rhetoric exerts cognitive, emotional, and physiological force on its audiences, transporting them to new realities as they go along. The essays lay groundwork for scholars and students to identify and interpret sublime rhetoric in biblical literature"--
Physical Description:xvii, 261 Seiten, 24 cm
ISBN:1628375620