Ancient Letters and the New Testament: A Guide to Context and Exegesis

By Hans-Josef Klauck

Book Overview

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.

--Alan S. Bandy, Louisiana College "Bulletin for Biblical Research"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932792406
• ISBN13: 9781932792409
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 539 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"