The Pragmatics of Politeness and Pauline Epistolography: a Case Study of the Letter To Philemon

Through a case study analysis of Paul's letter to Philemon using the framework of Geoffrey Leech's interpersonal rhetoric, this paper suggests that the techniques of modern linguistic pragmatics—in particular politeness theory-constitute a valuable approach to the Pauline writings by direc...

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Main Author: Wilson, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1992
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 1992, Volume: 15, Issue: 48, Pages: 107-119
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