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 Paul and the Ancient Letter Form

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (144K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Abbreviations
  • Pauline Epistolography: An Introduction (1-8) by Stanley E. Porter and Sean A. Adams   (131K)
  • A Functional Letter Perspective: Towards A Grammar Of Epistolary Form (9-32) by Stanley E. Porter   (172K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Functionalist Perspective
    • 3. Functional Letter Perspective And Traditional Epistolary Form
    • 4. Interpretive Implications Of A Functional Grammar Of Epistolary Form
    • 5. Conclusion
  • Paul's Letter Opening And Greek Epistolography: A Matter Of Relationship (33-56) by Sean A. Adams   (190K)
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    • Ancient Epistolary Theorists
    • Letter Types
    • Ancient Letter Opening Structure
    • Multiple Authors
    • Letter Recipients
    • Letter Greeting
    • Health Wish
    • Personal Titles
    • Paul’s Letter Openings
    • Conclusion
  • How To Begin, And Why? Diverse Functions Of The Pauline Prescript Within A Greco-Roman Context (57-100) by Philip L. Tite   (267K)
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    • Introduction
    • Ancient Letter Prescripts
    • The Prescript In Paul’s Undisputed Letters
    • Summary
  • Gospel Within The Constraints Of An Epistolary Form: Pauline Introductory Thanksgivings And Paul's Theology Of Thanksgiving (101-128) by David W. Pao   (202K)
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    • Pauline Introductory Thanksgivings And The Hellenistic Epistolary Form
    • Disappearance Of Hellenistic Introductory Epistolary Thanksgivings
    • Reevaluating The “Typical” Form Of Pauline Introductory Thanksgivings
    • From Form To Content: Pauline Introductory Thanksgiving And Paul’s Theology Of Thanksgiving
    • Conclusion
  • Paul's Letter Thanksgiving (129-158) by Peter Arzt-Grabner   (247K)
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    • 1. Reports Of A Prayer, Motifs Of Remembrance, And Clauses Of Thanksgiving In Papyrus Letters
    • 2. Reports Of A Prayer, Motifs Of Remembrance, And Clauses Of Thanksgiving In Paul’s Letters
    • 3. The Function Of Paul’s Letter Thanksgivings
    • 4. Conclusions
  • A Significant Decade: The Trajectory Of The Hellenistic Epistolary Thanksgiving (159-184) by Raymond F. Collins   (197K)
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    • 1. Epistolary Thanksgivings In Non-Literary Personal Letters Prior To Paul
    • 2. Thanksgiving Language In Hellenistic Royal Letters
    • 3. Epistolary Thanksgivings In The Books Of Maccabees
    • 4. Paul’s First Epistolary Thanksgiving
    • 5. Paul’s Later Epistolary Thanksgivings
    • 6. A Brief Reflection
    • 7. Another Papyrus Letter
  • Investigating The Pauline Letter Body: Issues, Methods, And Approaches (185-212) by Troy W. Martin   (195K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Exler And The Issue Of Letter Body Extent
    • 3. Koskenniemi And The Issue Of Letter Body Function
    • 4. White And The Issue Of Letter Body Analysis
    • 5. Malherbe And The Issue Of Epistolary Genre
    • 6. Betz And The Issue Of Epistolary Rhetoric
    • 7. Conclusion
  • A Moral Dilemma? The Epistolary Body Of 2 Timothy (213-252) by Cynthia Long Westfall   (247K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Ancient Epistolary Theory And Modern Linguistics
    • 3. 2 Timothy’s Association With Specific Registers
    • 4. 2 Timothy: Fictional, Literary, Or Personal?
    • 5. Formal Analysis Of The Letter Body
    • 6. Significance Of The Epistolary Opening And Thanksgiving Of 2 Timothy (1:1–5)
    • 7. Body Structure
    • 8. Epistolary Closing
    • 9. Conclusion
  • Paul's Letter Paraenesis (253-268) by Young Chul Whang   (163K)
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    • Introduction
    • Definition Of The Term “Paraenesis”
    • Purpose Of The Pauline Paraenesis
    • Delineation Of The Paraenetic Section
    • Conclusion
  • Philosophical And Epistolary Contexts For Pauline Paraenesis (269-306) by Andrew W. Pitts   (231K)
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    • 1. Paraenesis In The Greco-Roman Letter Tradition
    • 2. Philosophical Paraenesis And The Greek Letter-Essay
    • 3. Epistolary Paraenesis: Ancient Theory And Practice
    • 4. The Pauline Letter And Philosophical Letter-Essays: A Problem Of Genre
    • 5. Philosophical Topoi: Patterns Of Usage In Paul And In The Hellenistic Moralists
    • 6. Paraenesis And The Pauline Letter Structure
    • 7. Conclusions
  • Sincerely, Paul: The Significance Of The Pauline Letter Closings (307-346) by Jeffrey A.D. Weima   (235K)
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    • Introduction
    • 1. The Peace Benediction
    • 2. The Hortatory Section
    • 3. The Greetings
    • 4. The Autograph
    • 5. The Grace Benediction
    • Conclusion
  • Index Of Modern Authors (347-352)   (68K)
  • Index Of Ancient Sources (353-369)   (101K)
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    • Old Testament
    • Old Testament Apocrypha
    • New Testament
    • Early Christian Authors
    • Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
    • Rabbinic Literature And Other Jewish Literature
    • Hellenistic Jewish Literature
    • Greek And Roman Authors
    • Ostraca, Papyri And Inscriptions