Anthony J. Guerra

Romans and the Apologetic Tradition

The Purpose, Genre and Audience of Paul's Letter
Herausgeber: Court, John

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Produktbeschreibung

Guerra illuminates one of the most significant writings in western religious history, and shows how classical Greek and hellenistic philosophical/ethical traditions have informed Romans - especially the protreptic genre, or the class of writing in antiquity which advocates the adoption of a particular way of life.

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Produktdetails

• Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series Vol.81
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9780521619837
• ISBN-10: 0521619831
• Artikelnr.: 14727803

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Apologetic and audience: making the message meet; 2. Apologetic motifs in Romans 1.18-3.31; 3. Romans 4: the continuation of apologetic argumentation; 4. Paul recommends and defends the gospel of God; 5. Romans 9-11: Paul defends his mission to the Gentiles for the sake of the Jews; 6. Romans 12-13 and 16: the 'Roman factor'; 7. Summary and conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Indexes.

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Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Apologetic and audience: making the message meet
2. Apologetic motifs in Romans 1.18-3.31
3. Romans 4: the continuation of apologetic argumentation
4. Paul recommends and defends the gospel of God
5. Romans 9-11: Paul defends his mission to the Gentiles for the sake of the Jews
6. Romans 12-13 and 16: the 'Roman factor'
7. Summary and conclusion
Appendix
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Indexes.

Rezensionen

"...a lucid and insightful discussion of the implications of reading Romans as a proteptic letter and for showing us where futher research is needed." The Catholic Biblical Quarterly