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Title: Apostasy to Paganism: The Rhetorical Stasis of the Galatian Controversy.
Author : Journal of Biblical Literature
Release Date : January 22, 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
Pages : * pages
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The rhetorician faces a monumental task in reconstructing a controversy from a single letter written by only one of the disputing parties. (1) Nevertheless, a reconstruction of the controversy is absolutely necessary for the recovery of at least part of the original context. The elder Seneca begins each of his controversiae with a short description of the situation causing the controversy. His pracrice demonstrates the difficulty of reading a response of one participant in a debate without knowing the context of the dispute. Paul's letter to the Galatians poses just such a situation for the rhetorician. Although the task is formidable, rhetorical theory provides important tools for reconstructing this controversy. In particular, stasis theory furnishes a means for moving from Paul's accusations and arguments to his understanding of the basic issue of the dispute. In addition, the theory of argumentation permits identification of the positions Paul thinks the Galatians are taking or may take in response to his accusations. Both stasis and argumentative theory are important tools for understanding Paul's controversy with the Galatians. (2)