Identify TWO rhetorolects in the following text: Click for slide progression and answers.

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Identify TWO rhetorolects in the following text
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Rhetorolects

• Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
  cities in which most of his deeds of power had
  been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
  to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
  the deeds of power done in you had been done in
  Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
  in sackcloth and ashes.
• Choose TWO of the following six rhetorolects
  WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION,
  PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY.

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Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
cities in which most of his deeds of power had
been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the deeds of power done in you had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes. Answers
Identify TWO rhetorolects in the text WISDOM,
APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or
PRIESTLY.

• PROPHETIC
• MIRACLE
• Identify a phrase indicating the presence of
  MIRACLE rhetorolect that is repeated (creating
  "repetitive texture") in verses 20-21.

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Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
cities in which most of his deeds of power had
been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the deeds of power done in you had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes. Answer
Identify a phrase indicating the presence of
MIRACLE rhetorolect that is repeated (creating
repetitive texture) in verses 20-21.

• deeds of power
• Identify a verb indicating the presence of
  PROPHETIC rhetorolect that is repeated (creating
  "repetitive texture") in verses 20-21.

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Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
cities in which most of his deeds of power had
been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the deeds of power done in you had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes.Answers
Identify a verb indicating the presence of
PROPHETIC rhetorolect that is repeated (creating
repetitive texture) in verses 20-21.

• repent/repented
• Identify an additional verb in verse 20
  indicating PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

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Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
cities in which most of his deeds of power had
been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the deeds of power done in you had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes.Answer
Identify an additional verb in verse 20
indicating PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

• reproach
• Identify a statement of direct address occurring
  twice in verse 21 that indicates the presence of
  PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

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Matthew 1120-21 Then he began to reproach the
cities in which most of his deeds of power had
been done, because they did not repent. 21 Woe
to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if
the deeds of power done in you had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago
in sackcloth and ashes. Answer
Identify a statement of direct address occurring
twice in verse 21 that indicates the presence of
PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

• woe to you
• Click on the next slide and identify the
  rhetorolect clearly present in the next verses,
  Matt 1122-24.

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What rhetorolect is clearly present in the
additional verses Matt 1122-24?Choose ONE of
the following rhetorolects WISDOM,
APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or
PRIESTLY.
Matt 1122-24 But I tell you, on the day of
judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will
you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought
down to Hades. For if the deeds of power done in
you had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that
on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom than for you.

Answer

• APOCALYPTIC
• Identify a phrase in verses 22 and 24 that may
  indicate the presence of APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect.

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Identify a phrase in verses 22 and 24 that may
indicate the presence of APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect.
Matt 1122-24 But I tell you, on the day of
judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will
you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought
down to Hades. For if the deeds of power done in
you had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that
on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom than for you. Answer

• the day of judgment
• What two different possibilities are present for
  people on the day of judgment, according to verse
  23?

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What two different possibilities are present for
people on the day of judgment, according to verse
23?
Matt 1122-24 But I tell you, on the day of
judgment it will be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will
you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought
down to Hades. For if the deeds of power done in
you had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that
on the day of judgment it will be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom than for you. Answer

• To be exalted to heaven
• To be brought down to Hades
• Why were the questions above worded with seems
  to appear and may indicate, rather than simply
  appears and indicates?

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Why were the questions worded with seems to
appear and may indicate, rather than simply
appears and indicates?

• The phrase the day of judgment and the
  alternatives between being exalted to heaven or
  brought down to Hades could be PROPHETIC
  rhetorolect, rather than definitely being
  APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect. In other words, it is
  possible that Matt 1120-24 shows a dynamic
  blending of MIRACLE and PROPHETIC rhetorolect
  that stands at the interface of PROPHETIC and
  APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect, rather than moving fully
  into APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect.
• Click on the next slide and identify two more
  rhetorolects in the following verses Matt
  1125-26.

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What TWO rhetorolects are clearly present in the
additional verses, Matt 1125-26?Choose TWO of
the following rhetorolects WISDOM,
APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or
PRIESTLY.
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• WISDOM
• PRIESTLY
• What three nouns indicate the presence of WISDOM
  rhetorolect?

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What three nouns indicate the presence of WISDOM
rhetorolect?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• the wise
• the intelligent
• infants
• What noun commonly associated with WISDOM
  rhetorolect occurs in each of the two verses?

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What noun commonly associated with WISDOM
rhetorolect occurs in each of the two verses?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will. Answer

• Father
• Why is "Father" commonly associated with WISDOM?

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Why is Father commonly associated with WISDOM ?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• Because WISDOM rhetorolect in the Bible regularly
  features fathers teaching wisdom to their sons.
• What sequence of words indicates the presence of
  PRIESTLY rhetorolect, and why?

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What sequence of words indicates the presence of
PRIESTLY rhetorolect, and why?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth
• These words indicate PRIESTLY rhetorolect because
  they are the opening of a prayer.
• How do you know this sequence is the opening of a
  prayer?

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How do you know this sequence
is the opening of a prayer?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• Because it has the form of direct address to God,
  giving God thanks for something.
• In addition to WISDOM and PRIESTLY rhetorolect,
  what other two RHETOROLECTS stand near at hand,
  so that these verses might function dynamically
  in the context of either one? Choose TWO among
  APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE.

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In addition to WISDOM and PRIESTLY rhetorolect,
what other two RHETOROLECTS stand near at hand,
so that these verses might function dynamically
in the context of either one? Choose TWO of the
following rhetorolects APOCALYPTIC,
PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE.
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• APOCALYPTIC
• PRECREATION
• What word in particular makes these verses open
  to an APOCALYPTIC context of meaning?

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What word in particular makes these verses open
to an APOCALYPTIC context of meaning?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• revealed, which in Greek is apekalypsas, a
  form of the verb apokalypto, meaning, I
  reveal.
• What subject/verb/object combination makes these
  verses open either to an APOCALYPTIC or a
  PRECREATION context of meaning, and why?

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What subject/verb/object combination makes these
verses open either to an APOCALYPTIC or a
PRECREATION context of meaning, and why?
Matt 1125-26 At that time Jesus said, I thank
you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
you have hidden these things from the wise and
the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants 26 yes, Father, for such was your
gracious will.



Answer

• you have hidden these things
• It is not clear exactly when and why God hid
  these things. If the emphasis is on God's hiding
  of these things before God created the world,
  then the emphasis moves toward PRECREATION
  rhetorolect. If the emphasis is that God keeps
  certain things hidden until the end of time, when
  God will reveal all things, then the emphasis
  moves toward APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect.

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The language in this additional verse, Matt
1127, regularly is considered to be
characteristic of which RHETOROLECT?Choose ONE
of the following rhetorolects WISDOM,
APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or
PRIESTLY.
Matt 1127 All things have been handed over to
me by my Father and no one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows the Father except
the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him. Answer

• PRECREATION
• Why is the language of this verse regularly
  considered to be characteristic of PRECREATION
  rhetorolect?

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Why is the language of this verse regularly
considered to be characteristic of PRECREATION
rhetorolect?
Matt 1127 All things have been handed over to
me by my Father and no one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows the Father except
the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him.


Answer

• Because language like this occurs in the Gospel
  of John, where PRECREATION rhetorolect has a
  strong presence.
• Why is the language in this particular verse not
  definitely PRECREATION rhetorolect?

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Why is the language in this particular verse not
definitely PRECREATION rhetorolect?
Matt 1127 All things have been handed over to
me by my Father and no one knows the Son except
the Father, and no one knows the Father except
the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him.


Answer

• Because it is not certain that the Father handed
  all things over to the Son before the world
  was created. In other words, perhaps God the
  Father handed all things over to Jesus when Jesus
  himself was an infant, when Jesus was baptized,
  or perhaps at some other time prior to Jesus'
  adulthood.
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• Summary
• PROPHETIC rhetorolect regularly features direct
  address to people that confronts them about their
  behavior, challenges them to repent, and exhorts
  them to change their actions. MIRACLE rhetorolect
  features extraordinary deeds which reveal the
  presence of God's power (dynamis). In the
  Bible, God's miraculous power regularly works
  through or in the context of a person whom God
  has chosen to act in a PROPHETIC manner in
  relation to people. Therefore, it is natural in
  the Bible for PROPHETIC and MIRACLE rhetorolect
  to blend dynamically with one another.

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Summary
The day of judgment is a common topic in
PROPHETIC rhetorolect, but it moves dynamically
toward APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect, which emphasizes
the end of time. Being exalted to heaven or
brought down to Sheol might also be PROPHETIC
rhetorolect, but in the context of early
Christian discourse it is likely to have
significantly APOCALYPTIC overtones.

• Click to the next slide and read the summary.

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Summary

Direct address to God, thanking God for things,
indicates PRIESTLY rhetorolect, since this is
prayer language, characteristic of settings of
worship. WISDOM rhetorolect that features the
revelation of hidden things creates an
opening both to APOCALYPTIC and PRECREATION
rhetorolect. If the emphasis is on God's
hiding of WISDOM before the creation of the
world, then the discourse is moving toward
PRECREATION rhetorolect. If the emphasis is on
God's revelation of hidden things at the end of
time, then the discourse is moving toward
APOCALYPTIC rhetorolect.