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PAUL AND ANCIENT RHETORIC The Apostle Paul lived and breathed in a Hellenistic culture that placed high value on the art of rhetoric, and recent advances in rhetorical criticism of the New Testament have resulted in a new emphasisontherhetoricalaspectofhisletters.Asmanyscholarshave pointed out, however, it is not clear to what extent ancient rhetoric actuallyinfluencedPaulandhiswritingorhowimportantrhetoricis for interpreting the Pauline corpus. This volume, containing contri- butions from major figures in the field, provides a nuanced examin- ation of how ancient rhetoric should inform our understanding of Paul and hisletters. The essays discuss Paul’s historical context, present innovative advances in and trenchant critiques of rhetorical theory, and offer fresh readings of key Pauline texts. Outlining the strengths and weaknessesofawidelyusedapproach,PaulandAncientRhetoricwill bea valuable resource for New Testament and classics scholars. stanley e. porter is President, Dean, Professor of New Testa- ment,andRoyA.HopeChairinChristianWorldviewatMcMaster Divinity College. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament: Studies in Tools, Methods, and Practice and When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost inHistory(Cambridge University Press). bryan r. dyer is coeditor, with Cynthia Long Westfall, of The Bible and Social Justice and, with Stanley E. Porter, of The Synoptic Problem: Four Views. He has writtennumerous articles and chapters onPaul’s letters, theEpistle tothe Hebrews, and the Gospels. PAUL AND ANCIENT RHETORIC Theory and Practice in the Hellenistic Context STANLEY E. PORTER McMasterDivinityCollege,Ontario BRYAN R. DYER McMasterDivinityCollege,Ontario 32AvenueoftheAmericas,NewYork,ny10013-2473,usa CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge. ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence. www.cambridge.org Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781107073791 ©CambridgeUniversityPress2016 Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished2016 PrintedintheUnitedKingdombyClays,StIvesplc AcatalogrecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Paulandancientrhetoric:theoryandpracticeintheHellenisticcontext/[editedby]StanleyE.Porter, McMasterDivinityCollege,Ontario,BryanR.Dyer,McMasterDivinityCollege,Ontario. pages cm isbn978-1-107-07379-1(Hardback) 1. Bible.EpistlesofPaul–Criticism,interpretation,etc. 2. Rhetoric,Ancient–History andcriticism. 3. Paul,theApostle,Saint. I. Porter,StanleyE.,1956–editor. bs2650.52.p3462015 2270.066–dc23 2015021991 isbn978-1-107-07379-1Hardback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracy ofurlsforexternalorthird-partyInternetWebsitesreferredtointhispublication anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchWebsitesis,orwillremain, accurateorappropriate. In the memory of Carl Joachim Classen Contents Preface page ix List of contributors xi List of abbreviations xii Paul and Ancient Rhetoric: An Introduction to a Continuing Discussion 1 Stanley E.Porter and Bryan R.Dyer part i history of scholarship and key issues 11 1 Can the Theory of Rhetoric Help Us to Understand the New Testament, and in Particular the Letters of Paul? 13 Carl Joachim Classen part ii paul, his education, and first-century culture 41 2 Paul in Tarsus: Historical Factors in Assessing Paul’s Early Education 43 AndrewW. Pitts 3 Hellenistic Rhetorical Education and Paul’s Letters 68 Christos Kremmydas 4 Paul and Traditions of Greco-Roman Rhetoric 86 FrankW. Hughes 5 Ancient Literate Culture and Popular Rhetorical Knowledge: Implications for Studying Pauline Rhetoric 96 StanleyE. Porter vii viii Contents part iii issues in the use of ancient rhetoric in analyzing paul’s letters 117 6 “Delivery, Delivery, Delivery”: Accounting for Performance in the Rhetoric of Paul’s Letters 119 Glenn S.Holland 7 Epistolography and Rhetoric: Case Not Closed 141 Lauri Thurén part iv paul and ancient rhetoric in practice 161 8 Paul, Classical Rhetoric, and Oracular Fullness of Meaning in Romans 1:16–17 163 RobertG.Hall 9 “I Do Not Understand What I Do”: A Challenge to Understanding Romans 7 as Prosopopoeia 186 Bryan R.Dyer 10 Parenesis and Peroration: The Rhetorical Function of Romans 12:1–15:13 206 Mark D.Given 11 Navigating First Thessalonians Employing Aristotle’s Enthymeme 228 ThomasH. Olbrichtand Stanley N.Helton 12 Appeals to Logos, Pathos, and Ethos in Galatians 5:1–12: An Investigation of Paul’s Inventio 245 DavidA.deSilva 13 Visualizing Philippians: Ancient Rhetorical Practice Meets Cognitive Science through Sociorhetorical Interpretation 265 L. Gregory Bloomquist Bibliography 285 Ancient Sources Index 314 Modern Authors Index 325 Preface We wish to extend our gratitude to the contributors of this volume for their excellent essays. The present volume contains a spectrum of thought on the topic of Paul and ancient rhetoric – a vision that we had for this project from its inception. Represented in these pages is discussion of the current state of play on this now-established discipline in NewTestament studies from specialists and experts in the field. We are very pleased with these essays – they provide overviews of the topic, offer new applications of the rhetorical approach, and, as a result, push the discussion forward. This is the result of the outstanding work that our contributors put into their essays. Both of the editors have been beneficiaries of the academic culture and community of McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. Much of our own thinking on the role of ancient rhetoric in interpreting Paul’s letters has been crafted and refined while being a part of this institution. We thank our numerous friends and colleagues who have offered helpful insights and challenging critiques. We thank Cambridge University Press for their commitment to this projectandassistanceinseeingitinprint.Thisextendstoencouragement in the design of the volume, major support in having one of the essays translated,andgeneralencouragementinseeingitthroughtocompletion. We offer sincere thanks to Laura Morris, our editor; her associate Alexandra Poreda; and their team. We have been fortunate to be able to work with such accomplished editors. Both of us are greatly indebted to our spouses – Wendy Porter and Anna Dyer – for their endless encouragement and intellectual inspiration. Theyhavehadtoenduremuchduringthegestationperiodofthisvolume, and we are thankful for their continuing support. Finally, we would like to thank Roswitha Classen for her blessing and help in including the essay by her late husband, Carl Joachim Classen, in thisvolume.Whenapproachedtocontributetothisproject,CarlJoachim ix x Preface expressedenthusiasmtotranslatearecentarticleofhisintoEnglishsothat itmightgarnerawideraudience.Sadly,hepassedawaybeforehewasable to finish his translation. Thank you to Dr. Linda Archibald for her work translating this important article into English. We have dedicated this volume to Carl Joachim Classen in honor of his lifetime of significant work – especially in the area of Paul and ancient rhetoric.

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