Paul's letters and contemporary Greco-Roman literature : theorizing a new taxonomy /

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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Main Author: Robertson, Paul (Assistant Professor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.

Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 167.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2017, ISBN: 9789004324404.

Subjects:

Paul, > the Apostle, Saint.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Classical literature > History and criticism.

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Call Number: BS2650.52

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • 1 Paul, Paul's Letters, and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature of the Ancient Mediterranean /
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  • 2 Rethinking Paul and Paul's Letters: Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus in Context /
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  • 3 How Do We Compare Literature? Re-Classifying Paul's Letters in a Socio-Literary Sphere /
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  • 4 An Overview of the Data: Annotated Literary Criteria in Paul, Epictetus, Philodemus, and Other Pauline Comparanda /
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  • 5 Socio-Historical Implications of Textual Comparison: The Education and Lives of Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus /
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  • Conclusion: Socio-Literary Spheres and Literary Classification in Biblical and Classical Studies /
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  • Appendix /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index of Terms /
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  • Index of Ancient Authors and Texts /
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