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The questions of Jesus in John : logic, rhetoric and persuasive discourse

Title
The questions of Jesus in John : logic, rhetoric and persuasive discourse / by Douglas Estes.
Author
Estes, Douglas
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

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Series Statement
Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 115
Uniform Title
Biblical interpretation series ; v. 115.
Subject
  • Bible. John > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Jesus Christ
  • Question (Logic)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-197) and index.
Contents
Why questions? -- Perspectives on questions -- How questions work -- John's use of questions -- Open questions -- Reflective questions -- Decisive questions -- Responsive questions -- Coercive questions -- Answers and questions.
Call Number
JFE 16-3233
ISBN
  • 9789004205109
  • 9004205101
  • 9789004240292
  • 9004240292
LCCN
2012031732
OCLC
808417367
Author
Estes, Douglas.
Title
The questions of Jesus in John : logic, rhetoric and persuasive discourse / by Douglas Estes.
Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Description
xvi, 214 pages ; 25 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 115
Biblical interpretation series ; v. 115.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-197) and index.
Summary
Why do the New Testament gospels depict a Jesus who asks questions almost as often as he gives answers? In The Questions of Jesus in John Douglas Estes crafts a highly interdisciplinary theory of question-asking based on insights from ancient rhetoric and modern erotetics (the study of interrogatives) in order to investigate the logical and rhetorical purposes of Jesus' questions in the Gospel of John. While scholarly discussion about Jesus cares more for what he says, and not what he asks, Estes argues a better understanding of the rhetorical and dialectical roles of questions in ancient narratives sheds a more accurate light on both John's narrative art and Jesus' message in the Fourth Gospel. - Publisher.
Research Call Number
JFE 16-3233
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