Identifying Rhetorolects Identify TWO rhetorolects in the following text: (Click for slide progression and answers.) Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Choose two of the following six RHETOROLECTS: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY.

Identify two RHETOROLECTS in the text: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE. Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Answer: One of the rhetorolects is PRIESTLY. Another rhetorolect is PROPHETIC. Identify a clause that indicates PRIESTLY rhetorolect.

Identify a clause that indicates PRIESTLY rhetorolect. Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Answer: “since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions” Identify key phrases that indicate PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

Identify key phrases that indicate PROPHETIC rhetorolect. Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Answer: “those who are called” “the promised eternal inheritance” Identify a noun that is a special topic for PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

Identify a noun that is a special topic for PROPHETIC rhetorolect. Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Answer: “covenant” Identify a noun with a corresponding prepositional phrase that blends the PRIESTLY function of Christ with PROPHETIC rhetorolect.

Identify a noun with a corresponding prepositional phrase that blends the PRIESTLY function of Christ with the PROPHETIC rhetorolect. Hebrews 9:15: Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has occurred for the redemption of transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Answer: "the mediator of a new covenant.“ Read the summary on the next slide.

Great Work! Summary: God's choosing of Christ and God's choosing of people are special topics of PROPHETIC rhetorolect. When blended with PRIESTLY rhetorolect, PROPHETIC rhetorolect presents God's choosing or election of Christ or other people in a context focused on redemption through Christ's sacrifice or a more general form of sacrifice, like suffering.