The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse

Rhetoric, Society and Ideology

Bibliographic Data

ID19902772
AuthorsVernon K Robbins (corresponding author)
Year2002
Pages296
Publication date2002-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueTapestry of Early Christian Discourse (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203438121
OpenAlexW4242622218
ISBN9780203438121
Open LibraryOL29406207M
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This study establishes a concept of culture and then combines it with Geertz' anthropological concept of thick description. Subsequently, the relation of texts to society and culture is discussed. In this manner, multiple methods of interpretation are used in an organized and programmatic way, allowing the reader insights into the development of early Christianity. In this study, Vernon Robbins expounds and develops his system of socio-rhetorical criticism, bringing together social-scientific and literary-critical approaches to explore early Christanity. This book investigates Christianity as a cultural phenomenon, and treats its canonical texts as ideological constructs

Art · Linguistics · Literature · Sociology · Communication · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy · Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t

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