In this article Paul’s argumentation is analysed from the perspective of sophistic rhetoric. In the first section the question is discussed what it means to label Paul’s rhetoric in his Letter to the Galatians ‘sophistic.’ To that end, an attempt is made to reconstruct the view of a contemporary critical reader who did not share Paul’s presuppositions and who was well acquainted with the discus...

Hicri üçüncü yüzyıla kadar söz sanatları manasına gelen bedî‘ kavramı, sonrasında me‘ânî ve beyân ilimlerini de kapsayacak şekilde belâgat ilmi ile eş anlamlı kullanılmıştır. yedinci varıldığında bu terimin günümüzdeki şekliyle, sözü güzelleştiren edebi sanatların üst başlığı olarak kullanıldığı görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada modern dönemde telif edilen Arap belâgati eserlerinden on tanesinin ilmi...

In this paper we discuss several different perspectives on persuasion and behavior change and consider how they may be used to inform the design of serious games and other digital media for sustainability. These perspectives include the classic “information deficit” model of persuasion, as well as two more recent perspectives: “procedural rhetoric”, and “emergent dialogue”. We discuss how these...

This article addresses the hypothesis that scholarly argument as it is presently pursued is mediated through print; but the advent of modern ICT offers alternative media to support scholarly publication. However, few academics have much expertise with these media. Accordingly, if this technology is to be fully exploited the academic community will need to acquire such expertise and this may hav...

1. introduction metaphor definition in islamic rhetoric has similarities with the theories of metaphor in the west. these similarities do not mean that the traditional definition still works so that rethinking of definition and providing new definitions is not necessary anymore. such an approach certainly will not be promising. the result of these efforts will enclose metaphor in the realm of r...

This paper aims to analyze the impact of Holy Qur'an on Arabic language, poetry and prose during early Islam period. The method used in this research is descriptive analytical method, that by describing influence period Islam. While approach applied a historical one which researchers search for dates related Qur’an Islamic results are language preserve from loss make it living immortal derive m...

Changing your password more frequently is an easy and effective way to counter this threat and protect your personal computer and your workplace data. You should use a “strong” password of at least eight characters that includes letters, numbers, and special characters. It is also recommended that each employee changes his password this week, and remembers to change it frequently. Further infor...