Colometric Analysis of Paul's Letters

Methodological Foundations and Application to 2 Corinthians 10-13
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-16-162450-6
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 541 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Priscille Marschall focuses on a hitherto neglected aspect of the study of the elocutio of Paul's letters: colometry, i.e., the way in which ancient authors used to structure their orality-oriented compositions into "côla" (???a) and "periods" (pe???d??). Based on a thorough study of rhetorical treatises from the Greco-Roman world, the author first develops a set of criteria for delineating the côla and the periods. Using 2 Corinthians 10-13 as a case study, she then examines the extent to which Paul's style complies with the conventions of structuring prose outlined by the ancient rhetoricians. Lastly, she explores the links between colometric structure and punctuation, showing how colometric analysis can inform exegetical debates related to segmentation issues and questioning how we might (re)punctuate Paul's letters in order to render something of their oral logic of structuration.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marschall, Priscille

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religion des alten Ägyptens
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Marschall, Priscille
Born 1990; 2011-14 Theology studies; 2021 PhD in Theology at the University of Lausanne; Postdoc researcher within the SNSF-Prima MARK16 project; Postdoc researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University Laval, Québec, Canada.