The socio-rhetorical force of ‘truth talk’ and lies : the case of 1 John

dc.contributor.authorNeufeld, Dietmar
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-30T06:22:55Z
dc.date.available2011-08-30T06:22:55Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-07
dc.description.abstractThis article canvassed Greek and Roman sources for discussions concerning truth talk and lies. It has investigated what social historians and/or anthropologists are saying about truth talking and lying and has developed a model that will examine the issue of truth and lying in socio-religious terms as defined by the Graeco-Roman sources. The article tracked down the socio-rhetorical force of truth talk and lies, in terms of how they are strategically deployed to negotiate authority, to exert epistemic control, to define a personal and communal identity and to defend innovation in the midst of competing truth claims. It focused on the New Testament writing (1 John) and demonstrated that the author, in his desire to establish and defend his vision of truth, resorts to a style of truth talk endemic to the literary habits of Graeco-Roman antiquity. In so doing, the author established himself as a credible witness, set himself apart from those propounding falsehoods and, to some extent, distanced himself from the vision of truth propounded in the Gospel of John.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNeufeld, D., 2011, ‘The socio-rhetorical force of ‘truth talk’ and lies: The case of 1 John’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 67(1), Art. #941, 10 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v67i1.941en
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v67i1.941
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17179
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_US
dc.rights© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en
dc.subjectSocio-rhetorical forceen
dc.subject1 Johnen
dc.subjectLyingen
dc.subject.lcshBible -- N.T. -- John, 1st -- Socio-rhetorical criticismen
dc.subject.lcshTruthfulness and falsehood -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.subject.lcshTruth -- Religious aspects -- Christianityen
dc.titleThe socio-rhetorical force of ‘truth talk’ and lies : the case of 1 Johnen
dc.typeArticleen

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