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About Prof. Yehoshua Gitay
Professor Gitay is based at the Department of Communication at the University of Haifa and also is extraordinary
Professor at the University of Stellenbosch Theological School.
He is past Isadore and Theresa Cohen Chair of Hebrew
Language, and Co-director of the Centre for Rhetoric Studies at the University of Cape Town.
His major areas of research
are: Biblical rhetoric and the art of argumentation, religious rhetoric, and theories of literature, as well as South African
and Israeli political rhetoric.
Prof. Gitay has worked intensively on the art of argumentation of the Prophetic discourse,
with special attention to the book of Isaiah, as well as Amos, Jeremiah and other prophetic books. He also works on the rhetoric
of the wisdom literature and topics in biblical theology and ideology.
University of Haifa - Communications Department
University of Stellenbosch - Faculty of Theology
University of Cape Town - Centre for Rhetoric Studies
Rhetoric and Truth: The South African Scene
On the Foundation of Human Partnership and
the Faculty of Speech: A Thematic and Rhetorical Study of Genesis 2-3
The Promise: The Winding Road
Genesis 13-14 in Light of a Theory of Narrative Studies
The Role of Rhetoric in the Rise of Leadership: The Case of Judah
Gitay's CV
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