The technical term in 1st‐cent. Greek for moral exhortation or dialogue (e.g. Eph. 5–6), sometimes introduced by a rhetorical question (Rom. 6: 1).
Citation for diatribe
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"diatribe." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 24, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e530>.
Chicago
"diatribe." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e530 (accessed May 24, 2013).