Roland Meynet and rhetorical criticism

It was a pleasure to follow a seminar with Roland Meynet on his theory on Semitic rhetorical analysis. He has spent most of his career developing and applying this approach to biblical literature. One of his main contentions was that biblical scholars were focusing on one type of rhetoric, namely Greco-Roman rhetoric, to the neglect of other types of rhetoric in the world. Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew needed more attention. I find his research especially helpful for poetic texts and sections of prose abounding in various types of parallelism.

Roland Meynet, Traité de rhétorique biblique, Rhétorique sémitique 11, Gabalda, 2013.

Roland Meynet et Jack Oniszczuk, Exercices d'analyse rhétorique biblique, Rhétorique sémitique 12, Gabalda, 2013.

John Moles -

We're very sorry to hear about the passing of John Moles at Newcastle University. Brillant classics researcher; instrumental as founder and editor of Histos journal. I'll miss his friendship and our exchange of ideas regarding historiography and St. Luke's writings. He was key in helping me to explore new avenues of research. 

We extend our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.