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A Graeco-Roman Rhetorical Reading of the Farewell Discourse (Hardcover)
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A Graeco-Roman Rhetorical Reading of the Farewell Discourse (Hardcover)
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
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"The Farewell Discourse" (John 13-17) is an unique and climactic
portion of "John's Gospel", which serves as a hinge on which the
entire Gospel narrative pivots from Jesus' public ministry to his
Passion. Shallow readings of this Discourse often pass over or
ignore significant aspects of the text, especially the instruction
and preparation Jesus was giving, both in words and actions, to
make ready his disciples to continue his mission to the world after
his departure. Other readings (notably form-critical) see the text
as disarranged and therefore not a coherent whole. A thorough
analysis employing the elements of Greco-Roman rhetoric has shown
that there is a rhetorical dimension to the Discourse which makes
sense of the text as a coherent whole. "The Farewell Discourse" was
found to follow a rhetorical arrangement which gives a literary
explanation to some assumed form-critical problems, such as the
ending at 14:31. Not only does this rhetorical structure give
appropriate closure and transition with movement from one topic to
another, it does so with a chiastic arrangement of the major
topics. Jesus is presented by the evangelist, with his words and
actions, defining and modeling what his disciples are to be in
their own soon-approaching ministry to the community of believers
and to the world. He is shown giving persuasive words of comfort,
encouragement, instruction, and motivation to his disciples as he
prepares them to continue his mission after his departure.
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