| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 307 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Novum Testamentum, supplements ; volume 167 |
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Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 167.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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-Roman texts, particularly those of Epictetus and Philodemus. Paul Robertson theorizes a new taxonomy of Greco-Roman literature that groups Paul's letters together with certain Greco-Roman, ethical-philosophical texts written at a roughly contemporary time in the ancient Mediterranean. This particular grouping, termed a socio-literary sphere, is defined by the shared form, content, and social purpose of its constituent texts, as well as certain general similarities between their texts' authors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 28, 2023) |
| Subject |
Paul, the Apostle, Saint
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| SUBJECT |
Paul, the Apostle, Saint. fast (OCoLC)fst00037330 |
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Bible. Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Epistles of Paul. fast (OCoLC)fst01808029 |
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Classical letters -- History and criticism
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Greek literature -- Relation to the New Testament.
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Latin literature -- Relation to the New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters.
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Classical literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Literary criticism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016016196 |
| ISBN |
9789004320260 |
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9004320261 |
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