I don't know how people can read it, for me it's a pain to read more than a page.
>the bible is required reading for comprehending many the references and various rhetorical modes
I'm sure there are modern book about rhetorics
>the bible is required reading for comprehending many the references and various rhetorical modes
I'm sure there are modern book about rhetorics
I was referring to the contents of rhetorical modes (allegories, metaphors, etc.), not their definitions.
It's interesting as a reflection of culture, of which religion takes a prominent part in much of history.
I see it like viewing the works of a renaissance artist. Perhaps not as brilliant but similar in that a lot of works have religious themes but your beliefs, what they may be, look past the religion to consider it as part of the work itself.