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Sarcasm in Paul's Letters

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AvMatthew Pawlak

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In this book, Matthew Pawlak offers the first treatment of sarcasm in New Testament studies. He provides an extensive analysis of sarcastic passages across the undisputed letters of Paul, showing where Paul is sarcastic, and how his sarcasm affects our understanding of his rhetoric and relationships with the Early Christian congregations in Galatia, Rome, and Corinth. Pawlak's identification of sarcasm is supported by a dataset of 400 examples drawn from a broad range of ancient texts, including major case studies on Septuagint Job, the prophets, and Lucian of Samosata. These data enable the determination of the typical linguistic signals of sarcasm in ancient Greek, as well as its rhetorical functions. Pawlak also addresses several ongoing discussions in Pauline scholarship. His volume advances our understanding of the abrupt opening of Galatians, diatribe and Paul's hypothetical interlocutor in Romans, the 'Corinthian slogans' of First Corinthians, and the 'fool's speech' found within Second Corinthians 10-13.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-12-22
Mått145 x 223 x 23 mm
Vikt510 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSociety for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
Antal sidor300
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009271912

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Introduction; Part I. What is Sarcasm? How is Sarcasm Expressed? What Does Sarcasm Do?: 1. Method, defining sarcasm, and the scope of the project; 2. Sarcasm in the septuagint: with special reference to Job and the prophets; 3. Sarcasm in Ancient Greek texts: with special reference to Lucian; Part II. Sarcasm in Paul's Letters: 4. Sarcasm in Galatians; 5. Sarcasm in Romans: with special reference to diatribe and voice; 6. Sarcasm in First Corinthians; 7. Sarcasm (and asteismos) in Second Corinthians; 9. Conclusion.

'Matthew Pawlak's monograph is an important contribution to scholarship, and has implications not just for the study of Paul, but for literary analysis of any ancient text. In keeping with its subject matter, it is elegantly and engagingly written, and is brimming with exegetical insight and deft analysis of current scholarship. I can say without a trace of irony that this is a rare example of a scholarly book both fascinating and enjoyable to read!' Simon Gathercole, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, University of Cambridge