| Paul's Letters and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature: Theorizing a New Taxonomy Contributor(s): Robertson, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 900432027X ISBN-13: 9789004320277 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $162.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |