Augustine's Use of Rhetoric in His Interpretation of John 21, 19-23

Tract. 124 utilizes quaestio-responsio methodology, adheres closely to the traditional six parts of a speech, devotes virtually four al its eight sections to a status quaestionis, ans invites comparison with the role of the grammaticus in Roman education. Far from doing violence to the biblical tex...

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Author:George P. Lawless
Published: S.n., s.l., 1992
Volume:23
Pages:53-67
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Augustine writer > Rhetoric. Dialectic > Rhetoric (persona)
- Works > In Ioannis Evangelium et Epistulam > Tractatus in Johannis Evangelium > Io. eu. tr. CXXIV
- Doctrine > From man to God > Divine revelation > Exegesis > [Exégèse des textes du Nouveau Testament] > John > Jn 21 > Jn 21,19-23
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Summary:Tract. 124 utilizes quaestio-responsio methodology, adheres closely to the traditional six parts of a speech, devotes virtually four al its eight sections to a status quaestionis, ans invites comparison with the role of the grammaticus in Roman education. Far from doing violence to the biblical text, these rhetorical elements aid Augustine the preacher in its illumination.