THE ORDERING, RHETORICAL FUNCTION AND PURPOSE OF EXEMPLA IN FIRST CLEMENT
THE ORDERING, RHETORICAL FUNCTION AND PURPOSE OF EXEMPLA IN FIRST CLEMENT
Author(s): Clare K. ROTHSCHILDSubject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Universitatea Babes-Bolyai - Centrul de Studii Biblice
Keywords: First Clement; exempla; rhetoric; Apostolic Fathers;
Summary/Abstract: First Clement deploys numerous historical exempla comprising central proofs in the argument of this letter. Elsewhere I have investigated the privileged position of the Golden Calf tradition among these exempla, even suggesting a specific historical occasion. This essay offers a general overview of the ordering, rhetorical function, and purpose of all exempla in this text.
Journal: Sacra Scripta
- Issue Year: XXI/2023
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 166-180
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
