Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament: The Influence of Elementary Greek Composition
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For the ancient Greeks and Romans, eloquence was essential to public life and identity, perpetuating class status and power. The three-tiered study of rhetoric was thus designed to produce sons worthy of and equipped for public service. Rhetorical competency enabled the elite to occupy their proper place in society. The oracular and literary techniques represented in Greco-Roman education proved to be equally central to the formation of the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1481309803
ISBN13:9781481309806
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:Baylor University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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