10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAENETIC»
Discover the use of
paraenetic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
paraenetic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Valentinian Ethics and
Paraenetic Discourse: Determining the ...
Offering a fresh assessment of the presence and function of paraenesis within Valentinianism, this book places Valentinian moral exhortation within the context of early Christian moral discourse.
2
Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Authors also frequently use contrasting negative models. Paraenetic Letters (
Exhortation and Dissuasion) Libanius' first type is a paraenetic letter. It is his
longest discussion of a letter. He seeks to distinguish the paraenetic letter from
the letter ...
3
Theology and Ethics in 1 Peter:
Paraenetic Strategies for ...
J. de Waal Dryden seeks to develop a hermeneutic for 1 Peter that integrates theology and ethics while reading the epistle in the context of ancient epistolary practices.
4
The Colossian Hymn in Context: An Exegesis in Light of ...
It is less readily acknowledged that dissuasion also plays a role in paraenetic
discourse, though examples of ancient paraenesis bear this out. The final piece
of paraenetic discourse is well studied, and is often identified as the primary
feature: ...
5
Early Christian Paraenesis in Context
Four Maccabees: A Paraenetic Address? by Stephen Westerholm To the
question of our title only one reply can be given, both obvious and unilluminating:
whether or not 4 Maccabees may be labeled a "paraenetic address" depends on
what ...
James M. Starr, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, 2005
6
Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament
7:10; etc., as well as more paraenetic passages (e.g., Isa. 58:7; 66:2; Ezk. 18:12,
17; 22:29; etc.) that are in part cultic and exhibit affinities in vocabulary and
intention to legal and wisdom texts. These are the two other major sorts of text.
G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, Heinz-Josef Fabry, 2001
7
"Love Your Enemies": Jesus' Love Command in the Synoptic ...
From this fund of paraenetic material the New Testament writers drew out what
was useful and, within certain essential limitations, adapted it freely. Our purpose
in this chapter is to investigate the use and meaning of Jesus' command of ...
8
Paul and the Ancient Letter Form
Nevertheless, it seems that these two theorists may have had a similar letter-type
in mind when they spoke of admonishing and paraenetic letters. They may have
used a different designation to describe the same or (at least) a similar style.
Stanley E. Porter, Sean A. Adams, 2010
9
Comfort One Another: Reconstructing the Rhetoric and ...
Stowers 1986:23). More positively, by listing specific examples of paraenetic
letters and their topoi (use of paradigms, antithetical form, maxims and reminders
), along with the history of the hortatory tradition, Malherbe provides interpreters
with ...
10
The Rhetoric of Romans: Argumentative Constraint and ...
Malherbe describes 1 Thessalonians (and not the formally 'paraenetic' material in
chaps. 4-5 alone) as a 'paraenetic letter'? and identifies typical characteristics of
epistolary paraenesis: it consists primarily of traditional or unoriginal material, ...
