This volume places the New Testament letters squarely in the middle of all the important letter corpora of antiquity. Chapters cover the basic letter formula, papyrus and postal delivery, non-literary and diplomatic correspondence, Greek and Latin literary letters, epistolary theory, letters in early Judaism, and all the letters of the New Testament. Part I of each chapter surveys each corpus, followed by detailed exegetical examples in Part II. Comprehensive bibliographies and 54 exercises with answers suit this guide to student and scholar alike.
- ISBN10 1932792406
- ISBN13 9781932792409
- Publish Date 1 November 2006 (first published 1 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baylor University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 539
- Language English