Key Words, Chapter 10 Flashcards
Allonymity or allepigraphy
the theory that a later author edited what the original author wrote while attributing the writing to the original author or writing in another person’s name without intent to deceive
Amanuensis
scribe or secretary who wrote down the message of the author of an epistle, whether by way of word-by-word dictation or by filling out the sense of a missive
Crux interpretum
a passage that is difficult to interpret
Deliberative speech
exhorts or dissuades the audience regarding future actions by seeking to show the expediency or lack thereof of one’s future actions
Diatribe
a technique for anticipating objections to an argument, raising them in the form of questions and then answering them (e.g. Romans 6-7)
Disclosure formula
indication that author wants to inform his readers about a given subject (e.g. “I do not want you to be ignorant”)
Epideictic discourse
affirms communal values by praise or blame in order to affect a present evaluation
Exhortatio
refutation of the opponents’ arguments
Exordium
introduction defining the character of the speaker and the central issue(s) addressed
Forensic or judicial speech
defends or accuses someone regarding past actions by seeking to prove that one’s actions were just or unjust
Gezera shawah
rule of equivalence, that is, the principle of Scripture interpreting Scripture
Haustafel
household code delineating the responsibilities of the various members of the ancient household such as wives and husbands, children and parents, slaves and masters
Midrash
Jewish commentary-style interpretation or exposition of a religious text
Mirror-reading
the (often doubtful) interpretive practice of inferring the circumstances surrounding the writing of a given text from explicit statements made in the text
Narratio
unit presenting the events related to the central issue
