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  • From: <Stephen.Finlan AT durham.ac.uk>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Jewish origins of apostle
  • Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:30:25 +0000


Dale Walker wrote:
> Deliberative
> and forensic rhetoric require persusion of those who disagree, so
> I would expect different types of arguments....
> But is one more intellectual than the other? ....
> maybe Paul exhibits more in the way of argument and
> reason because he simply isn't as good at the game as Dio or Pliny.

Or maybe it is because he has a much more difficult task,
showing why Judaism is better than paganism AND why the
widespread Jewish rejection of Jesus is wrong; showing
how the God-given law is now transcended or fulfilled;
showing how the New Age has dawned although it is not
obvious to most people; showing why one must participate
in the death of the Messiah in order to share in
his resurrection;

Paul has a more difficult task than these other teachers,
who end up looking so predictable in comparison. How
creative is Dio's thinking?

(Now I'm sure you'll tell me!)

Finlan
Durham




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