Presenting the Pauline Voice: An Appreciation of the Letter to the Laodiceans

It is commonly thought that the apocryphal Letter to the Laodiceans was composed by an author who was little more than an editor, piecing together phrases from Pauline texts in a mediocre fashion. Not only does the text seem devoid of conceptual rigour and theological merit, but it is also thought t...

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Authors: Longenecker, Bruce W. 1961- (Author) ; Ryan, Scott C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 136-148
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Epistle to the Laodiceans / Textual structure
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Letter to the Laodiceans
B Chiasm
B Structure
B Paul
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Summary:It is commonly thought that the apocryphal Letter to the Laodiceans was composed by an author who was little more than an editor, piecing together phrases from Pauline texts in a mediocre fashion. Not only does the text seem devoid of conceptual rigour and theological merit, but it is also thought to lack a coherent structure. This essay proposes that, to the contrary of most estimates, the Letter to the Laodiceans exhibits a discernible structural coherence from which a rhetorical strategy is evident.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688515000326