Neglected endings : the significance of the Pauline letter closings

Neglected endings : the significance of the Pauline letter closings / Jeffrey A.D. Weima.

Biblical commentaries generally treat the Pauline letter closings in a cursory manner and are typically at a loss to explain how a particular closing section relates in any meaningful way to the rest of the letter. In this ground-breaking study the author aims to rectify the imbalance that exists in...

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Main Author: Weima, Jeffrey A. D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1994.
Series:Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 101.
Subjects:
Paulus (Apostel). > Briefe.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Language, style.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul
Bible. > New Testament > Critique de la forme.
Greek letters > History and criticism.
Hebrew letters > History and criticism.
Letter writing, Greek.
Letter writing, Hebrew.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
Language and languages > Style
Greek letters
Hebrew letters
Letter writing, Greek
Letter writing, Hebrew
Correspondance antique.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:Biblical commentaries generally treat the Pauline letter closings in a cursory manner and are typically at a loss to explain how a particular closing section relates in any meaningful way to the rest of the letter. In this ground-breaking study the author aims to rectify the imbalance that exists in the epistolary analysis of Paul's letters by providing a comprehensive, detailed study of his letter closings. By first surveying the history of epistolary analysis and examining the conventions used in ancient Hellenistic and Semitic letters, the author's examination of the Pauline epistles reveal.
Physical Description:1 online resource (270 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-258) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567512482
0567512487
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