Philemon in Perspective : Interpreting a Pauline Letter.

Philemon in Perspective : Interpreting a Pauline Letter.

All the essays in this book are devoted to the interpretation of Pauls Letter to Philemon. The most important characteristic of the book is the wide range of perspectives from which this brief letter of Paul is interpreted. The following issues receive attention: tendencies in the interpretation of...

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Main Author: Francois, Tolmie D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 169.
Subjects:
Bible. > Philemon > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Congresses.
Bible. > Philemon > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Congresses.
Bible. > Philemon
Conference papers and proceedings
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:All the essays in this book are devoted to the interpretation of Pauls Letter to Philemon. The most important characteristic of the book is the wide range of perspectives from which this brief letter of Paul is interpreted. The following issues receive attention: tendencies in the interpretation of the letter since 1980, epistolography, rhetoric, style, ancient legal and documentary sources, slavery in early Christianity, contextual interpretation, post-colonialism, the letters legacy of hierarchy and obedience and the reception of the letter by Church Fathers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (406 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783110221749
3110221748
9783110221732
311022173X
ISSN:0171-6441 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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