Ancient Letters and the New Testament [electronic resource] : A Guide to Context and Exegesis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klauck, Hans-Josef.

Klauck, Hans-Josef, Author.

Contributor:

Bailey, Daniel P., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classical letters.

History and criticism.

Letter writing, Classical.

Classical letters--History and criticism--Textbooks.

Letter writing, Classical--Textbooks.

Bible. Epistles--Language, style--Textbooks.

Bible.

Local Subjects:

Classical letters.

History and criticism.

Letter writing, Classical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (542 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco : Baylor University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume places the New Testament letters squarely in the middle of all the important letter corpora of antiquity. Chapters cover the basic letter formula, papyrus and postal delivery, non-literary and diplomatic correspondence, Greek and Latin literary letters, epistolary theory, letters in early Judaism, and all the letters of the New Testament. Part I of each chapter surveys each corpus, followed by detailed exegetical examples in Part II. Comprehensive bibliographies and 54 exercises with answers suit this guide to student and scholar alike.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; General Bibliographies; List of Bibliographies; List of Exercises; Introduction; 1: Foundations

Two Letters of Apion and Two Letters of the ""Elder""; 2: Practical Realities

Paper and Postal Systems; 3: Nonliterary and Diplomatic Correspondence; 4: Poetry and Philosophy

Literary Letters; 5: Epistolary and Rhetorical Theory; 6: Letters in Early Judaism; 7: New Testament Letters I: Overview; 8: New Testament Letters II: Selected Texts; Epilogue; Answer Key; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-62190-7

9786610621903

1-60258-100-2

1-4294-1839-7

1-4337-0910-4

OCLC:

77011211