The Agency of the Apostle
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The Agency of the Apostle

A Dramatistic Analysis of Paul's Responses to Conflict in 2 Corinthians

  1. 188 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Agency of the Apostle

A Dramatistic Analysis of Paul's Responses to Conflict in 2 Corinthians

About this book

In this interdisciplinary study Paul's enigmatic rhetoric in 2 Corinthians is analysed and explained using dramatism, a modern critical theory developed by Kenneth Burke. Three portions of 2 Corinthians are isolated and examined as fitting responses to dintinct stages in Paul's changing relationship to the Corinthian Christians. In the Letter of Initial Response (2.14-7.4), Paul responds to the beginning of the conflict with an argument defined by the opposition between 'agency' and 'agent' conceptions of ministry. In the Letter of Attack (chs. 10-13), Paul replies to the apex of the crisis by playing the role of the foolish agent in order to gain a hearing and drive the Corinthians out of their orientation. In the Letter of Reconciliation (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16), Paul rehearses the symbolic purification which has occurred in this conflict.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Editorial Board
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Preface
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 RHETORICAL THEORY AND METHOD
  10. Chapter 2 THE CONFLICT IN CORINTH
  11. Chapter 3 THE LETTER OF INITIAL RESPONSE (2.14-6.13 + 7.2-4)
  12. Chapter 4 THE LETTER OF ATTACK (10.1-13.13)
  13. Chapter 5 THE LETTER OF RECONCILIATION (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16)
  14. Chapter 6 CONCLUSIONS
  15. Tables
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of Biblical References
  18. Index of Subjects
  19. Index of Modern Authors