The agency of the apostle : a dramatistic analysis of Paul's responses to conflict in 2 Corinthians / Jeffrey A. Crafton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crafton, Jeffrey A., author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 51.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 51

Library of New Testament studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Corinthians, 2nd--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this interdisciplinary study Paul's enigmatic rhetoric in 2 Corinthians is analysed and explained using dramatism, a modern critical theory developed by Kenneth Burke. Three portions of 2 Corinthians are isolated and examined as fitting responses to dintinct stages in Paul's changing relationship to the Corinthian Christians. In the Letter of Initial Response (2.14-7.4), Paul responds to the beginning of the conflict with an argument defined by the opposition between 'agency' and 'agent' conceptions of ministry. In the Letter of Attack (chs. 10-13), Paul replies to the apex of the crisis by

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 RHETORICAL THEORY AND METHOD; Chapter 2 THE CONFLICT IN CORINTH; Chapter 3 THE LETTER OF INITIAL RESPONSE (2.14-6.13 + 7.2-4); Chapter 4 THE LETTER OF ATTACK (10.1-13.13); Chapter 5 THE LETTER OF RECONCILIATION (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16); Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS; Tables; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Subjects; Index of Modern Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9786613194152

9781283194150

1283194155

9780567206022

0567206025

OCLC:

741687222