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Tue May 3 10:41:24 EDT 2011
redundant. The NT authors did not use cabelese in their writings. However, a
skilled author will often prune away information that can be taken for
granted.
I would take THi ORGHi in Rom. 12:19 as an example of this. Further
specification of THi ORGHi is not required on account of the quotation from
Deut 32:35.
Excessive information redundancy can be employed by an author for the
purpose of rhetorical underlining. It is a means of slowing the reader down
and drawing added attention to a select portion of text.
In Rom. 12:19 I think Paul was just being economical with his use of words.
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Clayton Stirling Bartholomew
Three Tree Point
P.O. Box 255 Seahurst WA 98062
* quoted form Malcom Cowley's introduction to "The Sun Also Rises."
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