Paul and Rhetoric

J. Paul Sampley is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Christian Origins at Boston University, USA. He is the co-editor of Pauline Parallels (1984) and "1 Corinthians" and "2 Corinthians" in the New Interpreter's Bible, and Walking in Love (2016).   Peter Lampe is Professor and Chair of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

• PrefaceForeword: Ruminations Occasioned by the Publication of These Essays and the End of the Seminar, by J. Paul SampleySetting the StageChapter 1 Peter Lampe, Rhetorical Analysis of Pauline Texts-Quo Vadit? Methodological ReflectionsThe State of the ArtChapter 2 Duane Watson, The Three Species of Rhetoric and the Study of the Pauline EpistlesChapter 3 Troy W. Martin, Invention and Arrangement in Recent Pauline Rhetorical Studies: A Survey of the Practices and the ProblemsChapter 4 Duane Watson, The Role of Style in the Pauline Epistles: From Ornamentation to Argumentative StrategiesRelation of Rhetoric to other DisciplinesChapter 5 Christopher Forbes, Ancient Rhetoric and Ancient Letters: Models for Reading Paul, and Their LimitsChapter 6 Johan Vos, Rhetoric and Theology in the Letters of PaulChapter 7 Peter Lampe, Quintilian's Psychological Insights in his Institutio OratoriaStudies of Specific Pauline textsChapter 8 Michael Winger, Paul as Poet: Death and Life as MetaphorsChapter 9 Peter Lampe, Can Words be Violent or Do They Only Sound That Way? Second Corinthians: Verbal Warfare From Afar as a Complement to a Placid Personal Presence

‘Overall, this edited volume , especially the first two sections, provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of the discipline... it is a useful work for anyone looking to gain a foothold in this important area of Pauline studies.'