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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461235203321

Autore

Weima Jeffrey A. D.

Titolo

Neglected endings : the significance of the Pauline letter closings / / Jeffrey A.D. Weima

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1994]

©1994

ISBN

1-283-20019-8

9786613200198

0-567-51248-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 101

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

227/.066

Soggetti

Greek letters - History and criticism

Hebrew letters - History and criticism

Letter writing, Greek

Letter writing, Hebrew

Closure (Rhetoric) in the Bible

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-258) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 CLOSING CONVENTIONS IN ANCIENT HELLENISTIC LETTERS; Chapter 3 CLOSING CONVENTIONS IN ANCIENT SEMITIC LETTERS; Chapter 4 CLOSING CONVENTIONS IN THE PAULINE LETTERS: FORMS AND VARIATIONS; Chapter 5 CLOSING CONVENTIONS IN THE PAULINE LETTERS: HERMENEUTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Biblical commentaries generally treat the Pauline letter closings in a cursory manner and are typically at a loss to explain how a particular closing section relates in any meaningful way to the rest of the letter. In this ground-breaking study the author aims to rectify the imbalance that exists in the epistolary analysis of Paul's letters by providing a



comprehensive, detailed study of his letter closings. By first surveying the history of epistolary analysis and examining the conventions used in ancient Hellenistic and Semitic letters, the author's examination of the Pauline epistles reveal