Ancient Letters and the New Testament

A Guide to Context and Exegesis

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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This volume places the New Testament letters squarely in the middle of all the important letter corpora of antiquity. Chapters cover the basic letter formula, papyrus and postal delivery, non-literary and diplomatic correspondence, Greek and Latin literary letters, epistolary theory, letters in early Judaism, and all the letters of the New Testament. Part I of each chapter surveys each corpus, followed by detailed exegetical examples in Part II. Comprehensive bibliographies and 54 exercises with answers suit this guide to student and scholar alike.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-11-30
Mått153 x 228 x 32 mm
Vikt735 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor539
FörlagBaylor University Press
ISBN9781932792409

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PrefaceAbbreviationsGeneral BibliographiesList of BibliographiesList of ExercisesInroduction1. Foundations--Two Letters of Apion and Two Letters of the ""Elder""2. Practical Realities--Paper and Postal System3. Nonliterary and Diplomatic Correspondence 4. Poetry and Philosophy--Literary Letters5. Epistolary Theory and Rhetoric6. Letters in Early Judaism7. New Testament Letters I: Overview8. New Testament Letters II: Selected TextsEpilogueAnswer KeyIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Modern AuthorsIndex of Subjects

"This is an outstanding book, since it combines basic syllabus material with advanced philological and exegetical scholarship. Its author displays a profound knowledge both of Early Christianity and of the Hellenistic-Roman world. A special asset consists of the numerous little-known examples of ancient letters which are presented in a most convenient and easily accessible way in this rich book." -- Samuel Vollenweider, University of Zurich, Switzerland