(in Polish) Rhetoric in the Letters of Paul WT-DTE-WJRL
The main objective of the course consists in acquainting the participants with the rhetoric used in the letters of Paul the Apostle.
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Learning outcomes
Participation in classes: 30 hours, preparation for classes: 15 hours, independent analysis of the contents of classes: 30 hours, writing the semestral paper: 25 hours - totally 100 hours (4 points ECTS)
Assessment criteria
Final assessment: dependent on the realization of learning outcomes.
For achieving a positive grade, the number of unjustified absences from classes may not exceed 3.
The semestral paper should refer to a selected issue related to the themes of the classes, contain at least 6000 characters (with spaces), and make use of at least 2-3 bibliographical items from the bibliography to the course (with footnotes to them).
Bibliography
1. Aune David E. The Westminster dictionary of New Testament and early Christian literature and rhetoric. Louisville ; London : Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.
2. Brookins, T. 'Rhetoric and Philosophy in the First Century: Their Relation with Respect to 1 Corinthians 1-4', Neotestamentica 44.2 (2010) 233-252.
3. Eriksson Anders [et al.] (eds.), Rhetorical argumentation in Biblical texts: essays from the Lund 2000 Conference. Harrisburg : Trinity Press International, 2002. [essays by Vos, Swearingen, Eriksson, Watson, Hester (Amador), Cosby, Ramsaran]
4. Heil, John Paul, The Rhetorical Role of Scripture in 1 Corinthians. Studies in Biblical Literature 15. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005.
5. Ho, Sin-pan Daniel. Paul and the creation of a counter-cultural community : a rhetorical analysis of 1 Cor. 5.1-11.1 in light of the social lives of the Corinthians. London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
6. Jeal, Roy R. Exploring Philemon: Freedom, Brotherhood, and Partnership in the New Society. Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity 2. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2015.
7. Marchal, Joseph A. Hierarchy, Unity, and Imitation: A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Power Dynamics in Paul's Letter to the Philippians. Academia Biblica 24. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006.
8. McNeel, Jennifer Houston. Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother: Metaphor, Rhetoric, and Identity in 1 Thessalonians 2:5-8. Early Christianity and Its Literature 12. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2014.
9. Oropeza, B.J. Exploring Second Corinthians: Death and Life, Hardship and Rivalry. Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity 3. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2016.
10. Porter, Stanley E., Dyer Bryan R. (eds.). Paul and ancient rhetoric: theory and practice in the Hellenistic context. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
11. Porter, Stanley E. Paul of Tarsus and His Letters. In: Porter Stanley E. (ed.), Handbook of classical rhetoric in the Hellenistic period (330 B.C.-A.D. 400). Atlanta : SBL Press, 1997, 533-585.
12. Sampley, J. Pau, Lampe, Peter (eds.), Paul and rhetoric. New York ; London : T & T Clark, 2010.
13. Tobin Thomas H. Paul's rhetoric in its contexts : the argument of Romans. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2004.
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