The Ordering, Rhetorical Function and Purpose of Exempla in First Clement
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https://doi.org/10.24193/sacrascripta.2023.10Keywords:
First Clement, exempla, rhetoric, Apostolic FathersAbstract
First Clement deploys numerous historical exempla comprising central proofs in the argument of this letter. Elsewhere I have investigated the privileged position of the Golden Calf tradition among these exempla, even suggesting a specific historical occasion. This essay offers a general overview of the ordering, rhetorical function, and purpose of all exempla in this text.
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