The letters of Paul in their Roman literary context: reassessing apostolic authorship
"This study argues that the seven letters of Paul, widely assumed as authentic, should be reclassified as pseudonymous. Nina E. Livesey suggests that authors of Pauline letters exploited the letter genre for its rhetorical benefits to promote disciplinary teachings, and dates the letters'...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pauline letters
/ Authenticity
/ Epistolary literature
/ Classical antiquity
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Epistles of Paul
Authorship
B Bible. Epistles of Paul Criticism, Form B Bible. Epistles of Paul Language, style |
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| Summary: | "This study argues that the seven letters of Paul, widely assumed as authentic, should be reclassified as pseudonymous. Nina E. Livesey suggests that authors of Pauline letters exploited the letter genre for its rhetorical benefits to promote disciplinary teachings, and dates the letters' emergence to the mid-second century"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xix, 324 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1009487051 |