Foster's Theological Reflections

Greek: γινώσκοντες ὅτι τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν·ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον ἐχέτω, ἵνα ἦτε τέλειοι καὶ ὁλόκληροι, ...

1) Anastrophe (English)-"Anastrophe is a rhetorical term for the inversion of conventional word order. It is often used to emphasize o...

McCasland provides an illuminating definition for the term “metonym.” He demonstrates that this literary device involves exchanging names be...

  1. Polysyndeton (English)-From Oxford Reference: [from Greek, ‘using many connectives’] The repetition of conjunctions in close ...

What is rhetorical criticism and how can it be used in GNT exegesis? Black writes: "Rhetorical analysis is essentially an attempt to c...

Two ways to define "sarcasm": n. 1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to express contempt or ridicule. 2. A form of wit ...

I've always found it interesting that Luke the physician wrote about "a certain Jew named Apollos," who was "a native of ...