{"product_id":"whats-in-the-word-rethinking-the-socio-rhetorical-character-of-the-new-testament-paperback","title":"What's in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Witherington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in clear, and at times colorful, prose, Ben Witherington's \u003ci\u003eWhat's in the Word\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the recognition of the oral and socio-rhetorical character of the New Testament and its environment necessitates a change in how the New Testament literature is read. Expanding on the work in which he has been fruitfully engaged for over a quarter century, Witherington challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates chapter by chapter how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the chapters in \u003ci\u003eWhat's in the Word\u003c\/i\u003e coalesce around three of Witherington's ongoing academic concerns: orality and rhetoric; New Testament history, including issues of authenticity and canonicity; and the exegesis of given words in their canonical and socio-cultural contexts. Always unpredictable, this book never fails to pique interest and proffer instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Witherington III is Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. His publications include \u003ci\u003eTroubled Waters: Rethinking the Theology of Baptism\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eMaking a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord's Supper\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Living Word of God: Rethinking the Theology of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eThe Problem with Evangelical Theology: Testing the Exegetical Foundations of Calvinism, Dispensationalism, Wesleyanism, and Pentecostalism, Revised and Expanded Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 203\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.04 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166751527047,"sku":"9781602581968","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cc2f23b9f333eb5d27759164bc87eb24.webp?v=1733322893","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/whats-in-the-word-rethinking-the-socio-rhetorical-character-of-the-new-testament-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}