Original scientific paper

Galatians as Judicial Rhetoric

Dragutin Matak orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-6260 ; Adriatic Union College, Maruševec 82, 42243 Maruševec, Croatia

Abstract

What kind of literary composition did Paul follow in his writings to the Galatians, and to what extent does this literary form determine the meaning of the text? It seems easy to recognize poetry, drama, prose, letter, epistle, speech, etc., all of which come to us from
the ancient classical writers and rhetors, and are to some extent in use today. But could the hermeneutical approach be an obstacle to the understanding of a text?
In this article we deal with the implications and challenges rhetorical analysis might bring to the understanding of a text. Th is will be illustrated by a quick look at Galatians 1:6 and the understanding of the expression thaumazo (“I am astonished”). Finally, we will mention some dangers of the extensive use of rhetorical analysis and point to a more natural literary composition of Galatians.

Keywords

Galatians; Rhetorical-Analysis; Paul

Hrčak ID:

113731

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/113731

Publication date:

30.11.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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