Paul's Letters: A Homiletical Perspective
This article is an attempt at conversation between New Testament studies and homiletics, using standards acceptable in the study of English literature. Specifically, it is an examination of the scholarly preference for treating Paul's letters as epistle-essays rather than as epistle-sermons. If...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 1995, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-70 |
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| Summary: | This article is an attempt at conversation between New Testament studies and homiletics, using standards acceptable in the study of English literature. Specifically, it is an examination of the scholarly preference for treating Paul's letters as epistle-essays rather than as epistle-sermons. If we take seriously the nature of Paul's letters (which here I accept to be 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Romans and Philemon) as they were initially delivered to their recipients, we would do well to shift our priorities. Instead of seeing them primarily as letters, as written documents which possibly bear traces of his preaching, it would be more accurate to view them primarily as single or multiple sermons for public delivery, preserved (completely or in part) as letters. Seemingly, the issue is not which perspective avoids speculation, but which perspective involves the least degree of speculation. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.11.1.59 |