Lecture: Rhetoric, Religion, Reading

I. "Think globally, act locally."

II. Definitions of rhetoric

III. Origins of rhetoric in Ancient Greece

IV. Aristotle’s On Rhetoric

A. Definition of rhetoric

B. Scenes of rhetoric

C. Means of persuasion

V. Rhetorical analysis

A. Theory and practice

B. Tracking rhetorical paths of thought

VI. Rhetorical context: the Mediterranean World, First Century CE

A. World religions

B. Roman Empire

VII. Paul: Apostle to All Nations

A. Background

B. Missionary journeys

C. Letters