Ancient Letters and the New Testament A Guide to Context and Exegesis
Klauck, Hans-Josef
Ancient Letters and the New Testament A Guide to Context and Exegesis Hans-Josef Klauck, Daniel P. Bailey - U.S.A. Baylor University Press 2006 - 504tr. paperback, illustrations 23cm
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.
9781932792409
Bible -- Epistles -- Language, style -- Textbooks
Bible -- Epistles -- Commentaries
Classical letters -- History and criticism -- Textbooks
227.06 / K63-H25
Ancient Letters and the New Testament A Guide to Context and Exegesis Hans-Josef Klauck, Daniel P. Bailey - U.S.A. Baylor University Press 2006 - 504tr. paperback, illustrations 23cm
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.
9781932792409
Bible -- Epistles -- Language, style -- Textbooks
Bible -- Epistles -- Commentaries
Classical letters -- History and criticism -- Textbooks
227.06 / K63-H25