Q. One of the more recent trends in the rhetorical analysis of the Pastoral is the point out that in all three documents we have incomplete syllogisms—i.e. enthymemes, and that one needs to fill in the missing premise to understand the flow of the argument. Otherwise, it appears to be a grab bag of ethical enjoinders that are unconnected, according to some. Are you familiar with this argument, and if so, what do you think? A. Yes, I have... Read more