Paul's letters and contemporary Greco-Roman literature: theorizing a new taxonomy

Preliminary Material /Paul M. Robertson -- Introduction /Paul M. Robertson -- 1 Paul, Paul’s Letters, and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature of the Ancient Mediterranean /Paul M. Robertson -- 2 Rethinking Paul and Paul’s Letters: Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus in Context /Paul M. Robertson -- 3 Ho...

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Main Author: Robertson, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2016]
In: Supplements to Novum Testamentum (167)
Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Robertson, Paul, Paul's letters and contemporary Greco-Roman literature] (2017) (Doole, J. Andrew, 1984 -)
Paul’s Letters and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature. Theorizing a New Taxonomy (2018) (Bauer, Thomas Johann, 1973 -)
Series/Journal:Supplements to Novum Testamentum 167
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pauline letters / Letter / Classical antiquity
B Philodemus ca. 110 BC-35 BC / Epictetus 50-130 / Pauline letters / Classical antiquity / Literature / Ethics / Text comparison
Further subjects:B Paul the Apostle, Saint
B Bible. Epistles of Paul Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Classical literature History and criticism
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Summary:Preliminary Material /Paul M. Robertson -- Introduction /Paul M. Robertson -- 1 Paul, Paul’s Letters, and Contemporary Greco-Roman Literature of the Ancient Mediterranean /Paul M. Robertson -- 2 Rethinking Paul and Paul’s Letters: Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus in Context /Paul M. Robertson -- 3 How Do We Compare Literature? Re-Classifying Paul’s Letters in a Socio-Literary Sphere /Paul M. Robertson -- 4 An Overview of the Data: Annotated Literary Criteria in Paul, Epictetus, Philodemus, and Other Pauline Comparanda /Paul M. Robertson -- 5 Socio-Historical Implications of Textual Comparison: The Education and Lives of Paul, Epictetus, and Philodemus /Paul M. Robertson -- Conclusion: Socio-Literary Spheres and Literary Classification in Biblical and Classical Studies /Paul M. Robertson -- Appendix /Paul M. Robertson -- Bibliography /Paul M. Robertson -- Index of Terms /Paul M. Robertson -- Index of Ancient Authors and Texts /Paul M. Robertson.
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
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [247]-292
ISBN:9004320261
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004320260