Not with Wisdom of Words: Nonrational Persuasion in the New Testament

· Eerdmans
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Many texts in the New Testament do more than simply explain the main tenets of the Christian faith; they invite believers to imagine and experience their theological claims. In Not with Wisdom of Words Gary Selby shows how biblical authors used poetic, imaginative language to inspire their audiences to experience a heightened sense of God's presence.


Many texts in the New Testament do more than simply explain the main tenets of the Christian faith; they invite believers to imagine and experience their theological claims. In Not with Wisdom of Words Gary Selby shows how biblical authors used poetic, imaginative language to inspire their audien...

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Gary S. Selby holds the Carl P. Miller Chair of Communication at Pepperdine University and serves as director of the Pepperdine Center for Faith and Learning. He is also the author of Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights.
Gary S. Selby holds the Carl P. Miller Chair of Communication at Pepperdine University and serves as director of the Pepperdine Center for Faith and Learning. He is also the author of Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights.

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