Paul's letters and contemporary Greco-Roman literature : theorizing a new taxonomy /
In this volume, Paul Robertson re-describes the form of the apostle Paul's letters in a manner that facilitates transparent, empirical comparison with texts not typically treated by biblical scholars. Paul's letters are best described by a set of literary characteristics shared by certain...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2016.
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Novum Testamentum, Supplements
167.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2017, ISBN: 9789004324404.
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Call Number: BS2650.52
| Summary: | In this volume, Paul Robertson re-describes the form of the apostle Paul's letters in a manner that facilitates transparent, empirical comparison with texts not typically treated by biblical scholars. Paul's letters are best described by a set of literary characteristics shared by certain Greco-Roman texts, particularly those of Epictetus and Philodemus. Paul Robertson theorizes a new taxonomy of Greco-Roman literature that groups Paul's letters together with certain Greco-Roman, ethical-philosophical texts written at a roughly contemporary time in the ancient Mediterranean. This particular grouping, termed a socio-literary sphere, is defined by the shared form, content, and social purpose of its constituent texts, as well as certain general similarities between their texts' authors. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004320260 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9732 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |