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1 Approaching Matthew's Apocalyptic Discourse |
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1 | (40) |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Apocalyptic Literature and Apocalyptic |
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2 | (13) |
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1.3 Matthew and Apocalyptic |
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15 | (20) |
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1.4 The Scope, Thesis, and Significance |
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35 | (6) |
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41 | (40) |
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2.1 Introduction: Apocalyptic Discourse |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (23) |
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2.3 Sociorhetorical Interpretation |
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67 | (11) |
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78 | (3) |
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3 Animal Apocalypse: A Metaphorical Reading |
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81 | (92) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (10) |
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3.3 The Animal Apocalypse as Allegory |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (15) |
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3.5 Sheep and the Lord of the Sheep |
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110 | (12) |
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3.6 Torah: Path of the Sheep |
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122 | (13) |
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3.7 Apocalyptic Communication |
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135 | (20) |
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155 | (7) |
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3.9 A Possible Social and Historical Scenario? |
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162 | (4) |
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3.10 Animal Apocalypse as Scripture |
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166 | (7) |
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4 The Inner Textures of Matthew 25:31-46 |
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173 | (56) |
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173 | (2) |
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4.2 The Text of Matthew 25:31-46 |
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175 | (10) |
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4.3 The Broader Narrative Context |
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185 | (28) |
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4.4 The Immediate Literary Context |
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213 | (16) |
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5 The Apocalyptic Discourse of Matthew 25:31--46 |
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229 | (18) |
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229 | (1) |
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5.2 A Metaphorical Reading |
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229 | (14) |
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243 | (4) |
| Appendix A Aristotle and Topos |
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247 | (24) |
| Appendix B Cicero and Quintilian on Metaphors |
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271 | (10) |
| Bibliography |
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281 | (28) |
| Ancient Sources Index |
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309 | (12) |
| Modern Authors Index |
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321 | (4) |
| Subject Index |
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