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Biblical rhetoric as illustrated by Judah’s speech in Genesis 44:18-34

Abstract:: Although persuasive speech takes an important place in the biblical corpus, the method for analyzing persuasive texts remains underdeveloped. What distinguishes this literary genre is the way it acts upon the pragmatic speech situation: while narration transfers the audience to a far-away reality, and poetry creates its own world, rhetoric interacts directly with the situation at hand. Important tools of analysis are provided by ancient Greco-Roman theories of rhetoric in which this distinctive characteristic is central. Yet biblical rhetoric is rather different from its classical counterpart. In this article Judah's speech in Gen. 44.18–34 is first analysed according to the rules of classical rhetoric. The approach throws light on the inner working of the text, but at the same time it indicates a few features for which the classical theory is unable to account. The most important of these are explored and compared to similar features in other persuasive texts in the Bible.

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Joosten, J. (2016). Biblical rhetoric as illustrated by Judah’s speech in Genesis 44:18-34. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 41(1), 15–30.

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Joosten, J. “Biblical Rhetoric as Illustrated by Judah’s Speech in Genesis 44:18-34.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, vol. 41, no. 1, 2016, pp. 15–30.

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Joosten, J. 2016. “Biblical Rhetoric as Illustrated by Judah’s Speech in Genesis 44:18-34.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 41 (1): 15–30.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:: Author

Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Journal:: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament More from this journal
Volume:: 41
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 15-30
Publication date:: 2016-09-14
Acceptance date:: 2015-12-30
DOI:: 10.1177/0309089216628417
EISSN:: 1476-6728
ISSN:: 0309-0892

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Deposit date:: 2015-12-30
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Copyright date:: 2016
Notes:: © The Author(s) 2016. This is the accepted manuscript version of the record. The final version is available from SAGE Publications at: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0309089216628417

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