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

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

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 (Paul Mark) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Series:Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 167.
Subjects:
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint.
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul
Classical letters > History and criticism.
Greek literature > Relation to the New Testament.
Latin literature > Relation to the New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
Classical literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Paul M. Robertson
  • Introduction / Paul M. Robertson
  • 1 Paul, Paul's Letters, and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature of the Ancient Mediterranean / Paul M. Robertson
  • 2 Rethinking Paul and Paul's Letters: Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus in Context / Paul M. Robertson
  • 3 How Do We Compare Literature? Re-Classifying Paul's Letters in a Socio-Literary Sphere / Paul M. Robertson
  • 4 An Overview of the Data: Annotated Literary Criteria in Paul, Epictetus, Philodemus, and Other Pauline Comparanda / Paul M. Robertson
  • 5 Socio-Historical Implications of Textual Comparison: The Education and Lives of Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus / Paul M. Robertson
  • Conclusion: Socio-Literary Spheres and Literary Classification in Biblical and Classical Studies / Paul M. Robertson
  • Appendix / Paul M. Robertson
  • Bibliography / Paul M. Robertson
  • Index of Terms / Paul M. Robertson
  • Index of Ancient Authors and Texts / Paul M. Robertson.

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