Rhetoric
Rhetoric Midterm

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As a guide to the kinds of questions I'm looking for, use the 30 midterm review questions posted on the EXAMS page of the course website. As an alternative to writing out an answer, you can refer us to a particular page in one of our textbooks or a page (provide URL) on our course website. You may post as many questions and answers as you like up until the evening of the midterm exam. However, I will have finished making up the exam by Sunday night, October 21, so if you'd like to see your question considered for the exam, post it by Sunday evening. I can't promise that I'll use your question (or even a version of it), but the review should be helpful in any case. Each evening I'll check the postings on the forum and correct or delete any misinformation that I might find there. Posting questions and answers isn't a requirement, but there's not a single good reason not to post at least one Q & A.



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Subject:   Re: Q&A for Midterm Exam
Name:   Karen
Date Posted:   Oct 20, 07 - 6:54 PM
Email:   kdfarmer61@hotmail.com
Message:   QUESTION: (Karen) According to Olmsted, what is Augustine’s argument for the importance in using figurative language and reading as applied to “biblical interpretation and spiritual growth?"



ANSWER: (can be found on pg 39 of Olmsted Text) Flexible interpretation is necessary when a reader encounters a conflict between the literal signs used in biblical text and the instruction to love God and neighbor. The example found in the text of the command to “take hold of arms and shield” is in agreement of the teaching when linked to another passage that refers to “the shield” as the good will of God rather than a weapon. Also, figurative reading allows divine truth to serve as the benchmark for interpretation as the reader seeks to align himself with those teachings.
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Re: Q&A for Midterm Exam by Nordquist · Oct 21, 07 - 3:04 PM


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