Original Research

Titus 3:3 as selfvilifikasie: ‘n Retoriese opsie

Aldred A. Genade
Verbum et Ecclesia | Vol 31, No 1 | a346 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v31i1.346 | © 2010 Aldred A. Genade | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 November 2009 | Published: 05 October 2010

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Aldred A. Genade, North West University, South Africa

Abstract

Titus 3:3 as self-vilification: A rhetorical option
The rhetorical function of the vice list in Titus 3:3 remains to be accounted for. This article proposes that self-vilification, a novel rhetorical technique, be considered to investigate and propose a rhetorical function for Titus 3:3. The result is the identification and formulation of the overarching rhetorical objective of the verse in its totality. Titus 3:3 expresses a valuable corrective to Christian attitudes that could compromise the evangelistic or missiological mandate of the Church today.

Keywords

Retoriek; Titus; vilifikasie; retoriese analise; evangelisasie; sending

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