A not-so-noble death
Arthur J Droge proposes a provocative thesis: Paul's deliberations on life and death in Palp 1:21-26 are best understood against the background of Greco-Roman discussions of suicide. Droge's thesis is weak at two points. First, it fails to explain how Paul's reflections in this passag...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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1994
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Neotestamentica
Έτος: 1994, Τόμος: 28, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 177-192 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Paul the Apostle
B Theology B Saint Paul B Ancient rhetoric B Christianity B Rhetoric in the bible B Bphilippians 1:21-26 |
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| Σύνοψη: | Arthur J Droge proposes a provocative thesis: Paul's deliberations on life and death in Palp 1:21-26 are best understood against the background of Greco-Roman discussions of suicide. Droge's thesis is weak at two points. First, it fails to explain how Paul's reflections in this passage fit the rhetorical strategy of the letter. Second, granting Droge's suggestion that Paul is 'alluding' to the possibility of his own suicide, interpreters are still left with providing a rationale for the apostle's decidedly circumlocutionary language. This article addresses these two weaknesses. First, by showing that Paul's speech is 'figured' or oblique and framed specifically for purposes of persuasiveness in delicate matters we are able to understand the allusive nature of Paul's rhetoric. Second, identifying Philippians as a hortatory or psychogogic letter of friendship and appreciating the role of exemplification in moral protrepsis enables us to understand how allusions to suicide at this point in the letter serves Paul's rhetorical strategy. By addressing these two weaknesses we offer additional support for Droge's challenging thesis. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_297 |