The topos of Divine Testimony in Luke-Acts. James R. McConnell

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rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_16c4862e-0efa-5b3b-a5f2-0c01c7e01962">136. As noted above, the Greek here reads Τόπος; the Greek text is from Patillion and Bolognesi, Théon, 106.6.

      Here I am confining the discussion to authoritative witnesses being invoked for the purpose of persuasion. There is, however, a second, very significant aspect to the concept of authority, namely the authority of the one speaking. For an interesting treatment of this topic, in which Cicero’s use of authority in his speech Pro Sulla is analyzed, see Goodwin, “Cicero’s Authority,” 38–60. Goodwin likens Cicero’s use of authority in this speech to an honor-shame transaction, in which the auditors are “blackmailed” into accepting Cicero’s authority (and therefore his position) rather than insult his dignity by disagreeing with him.


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