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And I Turned to See the Voice: The Rhetoric of Vision in the New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

Although they do not constitute a dominant genre, vision-reports—such as those surrounding the nativity, the transfiguration and resurrection, Stephen’s martyrdom, and Jesus’ appearance to Saul—appear at crucial moments in numerous New Testament texts. Surprisingly, however, they have occasioned few detailed studies. Edith Humphrey’s careful work neatly fills that gap in the scholarly...

introduces the matter, narrates the reason for it, praises the achievements of the ruler, and concludes with a call to honor him: Introduction (“I heard a loud voice,” 10a) Narration Proposition: (“Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom … and the authority …” 10b) and Reason: (“for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down …” 10c) Achievements Victory: (felicitas; “But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,” 11a) Humility:
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