Greek Rhetorical Origins of Christian Faith: An Inquiry by Kinneavy. James L - 1987

NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 186 pages. What is the origin of Christian faith? Are the roots of the concept the same in both the Old and New Testaments? With the support of semantic, historical, and analytical evidence, Kinneavy develops a controversial and persuasive hypothesis that the origin of the Christian concept of faith can be traced to Greek classical rhetoric. The author examines the notions of faith formulated by eight major Christian and Jewish theologians, presents a meticulous case for the historical influence of Greek rhetoric on Hebraic thought, and concludes with a novel rhetorical study of the several hundred occurrences of the Greek terms for "faith" and "to believe," emerging with overwhelming support for the Greek influence on Christian faith. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. Record # 384108

New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very good+/near fine. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, a few scattered pencil checkmarks in margins throughout, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ has faint toning to rear panel, gentle rubbing.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked. DJ has faint toning to rear panel, gentle rubbing.

Oxford University Press, 1987. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library. Boards are slightly worn and scuffed. Else good. 186 pages. This item is at our location in Eugene, Oregon.

Oxford University Press, 1987-12-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!