Sarcasm in Paul's Letters

by Matthew Pawlak

Book Overview

In this book, Matthew Pawlak offers the first treatment of sarcasm in New Testament studies. He provides an extensive analysis of sarcastic passages across the undisputed letters of Paul, showing where Paul is sarcastic, and how his sarcasm affects our understanding of his rhetoric and relationships with the Early Christian congregations in Galatia, Rome, and Corinth. Pawlak's identification of sarcasm is supported by a dataset of 400 examples drawn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009271903
• ISBN13: 9781009271905
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"