Rhetorical strategy refers to the ways in which a book’s purpose unfolds section by section. A book has a purpose, a direction, an objective and a focus. Its parts are shaped and arranged in order to achieve that purpose effectively. As readers, we want to track with the book and understand the parts, how they fit together and what each one contributes. This is true of any literature, but it is especially true of the Bible. We believe that the
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