%0 Journal Article
%T 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 from a rhetorical perspective
%A AH Snyman
%J Acta Theologica
%D 2009
%I 
%X The approach followed in this article differs from that of researchers who force ancient rhetorical categories on a text or who regard only a few stylistic devices as rhetorical. The analysis is done in terms of what is called a ¡°grounded theoretical approach.¡± This approach is briefly summarised, followed by a description of the rhetorical status of the letter and a systematic analysis of 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. It is argued that these fourteen verses form an integral part of Paul¡¯s rhetorical strategy (constructed from the text itself) and aimed at persuading the Corinthians to accept his explanation of the gospel. The article concludes that a text-centered approach, with its focus on the functional aspects of the text, provides a better alternative to existing approaches, that focus on the formal aspects of the text.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/actat/article/view/44173