Paul the Ancient Letter Writer: An Introduction to Epistolary Analysis - Couverture souple

Weima, Jeffrey A. D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801097517 ISBN 13 : 9780801097515

Editeur : Baker Academic, 2016

Synopsis

This clear and user-friendly introduction to the interpretive method called "epistolary analysis" shows how focusing on the form and function of Paul's letters yields valuable insights into the apostle's purpose and meaning. The author helps readers interpret Paul's letters properly by paying close attention to the apostle's use of ancient letter-writing conventions. Paul is an extremely skilled letter writer who deliberately adapts or expands traditional epistolary forms so that his persuasive purposes are enhanced. This is an ideal supplemental textbook for courses on Paul or the New Testament. It contains numerous analyses of key Pauline texts, including a final chapter analyzing the apostle's Letter to Philemon as a "test case" to demonstrate the benefits of this interpretive approach.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey A. D. Weima (PhD, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) is professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of Paul the Ancient Letter Writer and 1-2 Thessalonians in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series. He is also the coauthor (with Stanley Porter) of An Annotated Bibliography of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Weima has taught courses all over the world, has written numerous scholarly articles, conducts preaching seminars for pastors, and leads biblical study tours to Greece, Turkey, Italy, Israel, and Jordan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baker Academic
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801097517
• ISBN 13: 9780801097515
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible