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It has been more than two decades since the publication of George Kennedy's influential New Testament Interpretation Through Rhetorical Criticism (1984). The essays in Words Well Spoken demonstrate the influence of Kennedy's work on New Testament studies. The essays offer applications of his method to canonical New Testament books and provide more general discussions of rhetorical analysis. Kennedy's thoughtful response articulates his present thinking about the New Testament and demonstrates why this scholar continues to be of such value to New Testament studies.

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It is clear that the writers of these essays have not only learned from George Kennedy a great deal about classical rhetoric but have also been inspired by his example of bold intellectual inquiry to cross boundaries among disciplines that have existed for centuries. This cross-disciplinary approach has opened up new and productive avenues of research that extend to many aspects of New Testament criticism. Anyone interested in rhetoric, New Testament studies or perhaps especially in anecdotal narrative of how each of these players got involved in the rhetorical study of the New Testament will enjoy this book....Go get this book, pull up a chair, and get ready for good remembrances and challenging gestures for yet new paths of discovery on the path ahead in rhetorical study. In this book nine American scholars assess Kennedy's unrivalled works. They identify their innovative features, and demonstrate their impact on subsequent research, singling out the particular aspects with regard to which they were indebted to Kennedy.

It is clear that the writers of these essays have not only learned from George Kennedy a great deal about classical rhetoric but have also been inspired by his example of bold intellectual inquiry to cross boundaries among disciplines that have existed for centuries. This cross-disciplinary approach has opened up new and productive avenues of research that extend to many aspects of New Testament criticism.Anyone interested in rhetoric, New Testament studies or perhaps especially in anecdotal narrative of how each of these players got involved in the rhetorical study of the New Testament will enjoy this book....Go get this book, pull up a chair, and get ready for good remembrances and challenging gestures for yet new paths of discovery on the path ahead in rhetorical study.In this book nine American scholars assess Kennedy's unrivalled works. They identify their innovative features, and demonstrate their impact on subsequent research, singling out the particular aspects with regard to which they were indebted to Kennedy.

Anyone interested in rhetoric, New Testament studies or perhaps especially in anecdotal narrative of how each of these players got involved in the rhetorical study of the New Testament will enjoy this book....Go get this book, pull up a chair, and get ready for good remembrances and challenging gestures for yet new paths of discovery on the path ahead in rhetorical study. --André Resner, Hood Theological Seminary ""Homiletic""

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C. Clifton Black (Ph.D., Duke University) is Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is associate editor of The Catholic Biblical Quarterly and Horizons in Biblical Theology and a series editor for The New Testament Library. Black's books include The Eighth Day of Creation: An Anthology of Christian Scripture (2008), Anatomy of the New Testament (2006), and The Rhetoric of the Gospel: Theological Artistry in the Gospels and Acts (2001).Duane F. Watson (Ph.D. Duke University) is Professor of New Testament Studies at Malone College. His most recent titles include The Rhetoric of the New Testament: A Bibliographic Survey (2006), Fabrics of Discourse: Essays in Honor of Vernon K. Robbins (2003), and The History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 1: The Ancient Period (2003).

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