Rhetorical Criticism of the New Testament

Born 1928; studied Classics at the universities of Hamburg, Göttingen and Oxford; 1952 Dr. phil; 1961 Habilitation; 1961-66 Docent in Göttingen; 1966-69 Professor of Classics at the Technische Universität Berlin, 1969-73 in Würzburg, 1973-93 in Göttingen; since 1993 Professor emeritus.

• PrefaceI. Paul's Epistles and Ancient Greek and Roman RhetoricII. Paul and the Terminology of Ancient Greek RhetoricIII. A Rhetorical Reading of the Epistle to TitusIV. Rhetorical Observations on the Introductory Sections of the Four Gospels Mark, Matthew, Luke, JohnV. Melanchthon's Rhetorical Interpretation of Biblical and Non-Biblical TextsIntroduction - Melanchthon's Early Handbooks - Exegesis before Melanchthon - Melanchthon's Early Commentaries on Paul's Letters - Melanchthon's Commentaries on the Gospels - Melanchthon's Commentaries on other Texts from the Bible - Melanchthon's Commentaries on Pagan Authors - SummaryIndices