Paul and the Rhetoric of Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15 as Insinuatio

• Author(s): Timothy J. Christian,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 264
• ISBN_10: 9004527915
  ISBN_13: 9789004527911
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament , Bibles / General ,

Description:... Have you ever wondered why Paul leaves the resurrection discussion in 1 Corinthians 15 for the end of the letter? Have you pondered how 1 Corinthians 15 functions as the climax to 1 Corinthians? This book answers those questions by exploring insinuatio, the Greco-Roman rhetorical convention used to address prejudiced or controversial topics—like resurrection—at the end of a discourse. This is the most thorough treatment of insinuatio in Biblical and Classical studies to date. It examines the Greco-Roman rhetorical handbooks and speeches on insinuatio, compares them to what Paul does in 1 Corinthians 15, and finds that this was precisely Paul’s rhetorical strategy in 1 Corinthians.