From Persuasion to Acceptance of Closeness
La Projimidad as an Essential Attribute of God in Luke 10:25–37
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20251523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diego Fernando Bedoya Bonilla (0000-0002-5667-7948, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, corresponding author), Carlos Arboleda Mora (0000-0002-9817-0707, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-113 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Open Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2300-6579 • E-ISSN: 2300-6579 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/opth-2022-0195 |
| OpenAlex | W4213099421 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The linguistic method of the New Rhetoric and Argumentation (developed by authors such as Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca) seeks to persuade an audience utilizing logical and practical arguments, in order to achieve adherence to a thesis that wants to be effectively communicated. This method can be applied to biblical texts to convince about an issue and produce a performative (transforming) effect. This article aims to apply some elements of this method to the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25–37. Jesus, with the argumentative force of metaphor, not only answers the question “who is my neighbor?” but also reveals an eventual attribute of God: closeness. In the Samaritan, who is moved with compassion to care for a wounded man, God’s proximity is revealed. In the Samaritan’s mercy, God is manifested as an event of closeness
Aesthetics · Argumentation theory · Argumentative · Closeness · Compassion · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Performative utterance · Persuasion · Rhetoric · Sociology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious and Theological Studies · Social Psychology · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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