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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829097903321

Autore

Jervis L. Ann

Titolo

The purpose of Romans : a comparative letter structure investigation / / L. Ann Jervis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1991]

©1991

ISBN

1-283-19204-7

9786613192042

0-567-01667-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 55

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

227.106

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; THE PROBLEM OF THE PURPOSE OF ROMANS; Chapter 2; COMPARATIVE LETTER STRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE PURPOSE OF ROMANS; Chapter 3; THE PAULINE OPENING FORMULAS; Chapter 4; THE PAULINE THANKSGIVINGS; Chapter 5; THE PAULINE APOSTOLIC PAROUSIAS; Chapter 6; THE PAULINE CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 7; TOWARDS A RESOLUTION OF THE ROMANS DEBATE; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the structure and content of the four epistolary sections of a Pauline letter most directly related to the question of purpose: the opening formula, the thanksgiving, the apostolic 'Parousia' and the conclusion. Jervis proposes that while the concerns of the letter involve Paul's missionary plans and his desire to establish himself as the Roman Christians' leader in the faith, the primary function of Romans is for Paul to make available to Christians at Rome the good news in all of its power. Romans is written to fulfil Paul's mandate to establish and nurture his Roman reade