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

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Superior document:Novum Testamentum, Supplements, Volume 167
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 167.
Physical Description:1 online resource (315 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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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.