1. Identify TWO rhetorolects in the following text: (Click for slide progression and answers.) Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Choose TWO of the following six rhetorolects: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY. Identifying Rhetorolects

2.  WISDOM  PRIESTLY  What subject/verb combination and verb/personal-object combination indicate WISDOM rhetorolect? Identify TWO rhetorolects in the text: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Answers:

3. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” A nswer:  The subject/verb combination is “he was teaching.”  The verb/personal-object combination is “Tell us.”  What two nouns indicate PRIESTLY rhetorolect? What subject/verb combination and verb/personal-object combination indicate WISDOM rhetorolect?

4. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” A nswers:  “the temple”  “the chief priests”  What additional rhetorolect seems to be implied by the phrase “telling the good news,” and the questions “By what authority are you doing these things?” and “Who gave you this authority?”  Choose ONE of the following four rhetorolects: APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE. What two nouns indicate PRIESTLY rhetorolect?

5. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Answer: Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Answer:  PROPHETIC  Why does this seem to be PROPHETIC rhetorolect? What additional rhetorolect seems to be implied by the phrase “telling the good news” and the questions “By what authority are you doing these things?” and “Who gave you this authority?” Choose ONE of the following four rhetorolects: APOCALYPTIC,PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE. APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, or MIRACLE.

6. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” Answer:  Because God chooses and authorizes “prophets” to announce good news to people (and also to issue warnings to them that they must change their ways).  Click on the next slide and identify the rhetorolect clearly present in the next two verses, 3-4. Why does this seem to be PROPHETIC rhetorolect?

7. What rhetorolect is clearly present in the additional verses 3-4? Choose ONE of the following rhetorolects: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY.  WISDOM  What indicates the presence of WISDOM rhetorolect? Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

8. What indicates the presence of WISDOM rhetorolect?  The dynamics of teaching through the process of questions and answers in: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me.”  Click to the next slide and answer the question at the top. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

9. What two additional rhetorolects seem to be implied in the question: “Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Choose TWO of the following rhetorolects: APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY.  PRIESTLY  PROPHETIC  What noun implies the presence of PRIESTLY rhetorolect? Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

10. What noun implies the presence of PRIESTLY rhetorolect?  “baptism”  Why does “baptism” imply PRIESTLY rhetorolect? Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2 and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

11. Why does “baptism” imply PRIESTLY rhetorolect?  Because it is a ritual of purification, and priests are the people authorized to perform purification rituals.  What prepositional phrase may imply the presence of PROPHETIC rhetorolect? Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

12. What prepositional phrase may imply the presence of PROPHETIC rhetorolect?  “From heaven,” especially if “the baptism of John” is a message that John proclaims (implying that it is “a word from God”), as Luke 3:3 and other verses describe it. Luke 20:1-2: One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders 2: and said to him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3-4: He answered them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell me, 4: Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” Answer:

13. What two rhetorolects are present in the additional verses, Luke 20:5-8? Choose TWO of the following rhetorolects: WISDOM, APOCALYPTIC, PRECREATION, PROPHETIC, MIRACLE, or PRIESTLY.  WISDOM  PROPHETIC  What prepositional phrase and what clause indicate the presence of PROPHETIC rhetorolect? Luke 20: 5-8: They discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6: But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7: So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8: Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Answer:

14. What prepositional phrase and what clause indicate the presence of PROPHETIC rhetorolect?  The prepositional phrase is “from heaven.”  The clause is “for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”  What two activities by people indicate the presence of WISDOM rhetorolect in these verses? Luke 20: 5-8: They discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6: But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7: So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8: Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Answer:

15. What two activities by people indicate the presence of WISDOM rhetorolect in these verses?  Click to the next page to see the answer. Luke 20: 5-8: They discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6: But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7: So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8: Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Answer:

16. What two activities by people indicate the presence of WISDOM rhetorolect in these verses? Answer:  The presence of questions and answers.  The presence of discussion among the chief priests, scribes, and elders. In their discussion, they reason with one another in a manner that “conceptualizes future responses.” This means they create pictures in their minds of future actions by people and the consequences of those actions. They create these pictures in relation to alternative answers they might give to Jesus. This kind of “running of the future” in one’s mind is characteristic of WISDOM rhetorolect.  Click to the next slide and answer: “What in the verses indicates that WISDOM rhetorolect will not provide a positive resolution to questions the chief priests, scribes, and elders have about Jesus?”

17. What in the verses indicates that WISDOM rhetorolect will not provide a positive resolution to questions the chief priests, scribes, and elders have about Jesus?  Click to the next slide and read the answer. Luke 20: 5-8: They discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6: But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7: So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8: Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” Answer:

18. What in the verses indicates that WISDOM rhetorolect will not provide a positive resolution to questions the chief priests, scribes, and elders have about Jesus?  Click to the next slide and read the summary. Answer: The chief priests, scribes, and elders refuse to present “what they know” to Jesus. Thus they do not “reason” back and forth with him. In turn, Jesus does not give them an answer to their question. In other words, “they answered that they did not know” stops the process of exchange of knowledge by which people learn wisdom. In response, Jesus does not give them information that “teaches” them. Thus, all the participants (Jesus as well as the chief priests, scribes, and elders) abandon the process of teaching and learning in the closing of the story.

19. Good Work! Summary: In this story, WISDOM, PRIESTLY, and PROPHETICrhetorolect blend together in such a manner that a conflict between PRIESTLYand PROPHETICrhetorolect stops the natural processes of WISDOMrhetorolect. This means that dynamics of opposition between the role of priests and the role of prophets interrupt the process of teaching and learning whereby people acquire the ability to distinguish between good and evil and to inspire one another to produce goodness and righteousness rather than evil and injustice. Summary: In this story, WISDOM, PRIESTLY, and PROPHETIC rhetorolect blend together in such a manner that a conflict between PRIESTLY and PROPHETIC rhetorolect stops the natural processes of WISDOM rhetorolect. This means that dynamics of opposition between the role of priests and the role of prophets interrupt the process of teaching and learning whereby people acquire the ability to distinguish between good and evil and to inspire one another to produce goodness and righteousness rather than evil and injustice.