Full Description
This landmark handbook, written by distinguished Pauline scholars, and first published in 2003, remains the first and only work to offer lucid and insightful examinations of Paul and his world in such depth. Together the two volumes that constitute the handbook in its much revised form provide a comprehensive reference resource for new testament scholars looking to understand the classical world in which Paul lived and work. Each chapter provides an overview of a particular social convention, literary of rhetorical topos, social practice, or cultural mores of the world in which Paul and his audiences were at home. In addition, the sections use carefully chosen examples to demonstrate how particularly features of Greco-Roman culture shed light on Paul's letters and on his readers' possible perception of them. For the new edition all the contributions have been fully revised to take into account the last ten years of methodological change and the helpful chapter bibliographies fully updated. Wholly new chapters cover such issues as Paul and Memory, Paul's Economics, honor and shame in Paul's writings and the Greek novel.
Contents
Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Paul. Hardships and Suffering, David E. Frederickson, Luther Seminary, USA 2. Paul, Honor and Shame, David A. deSilva, Ashland Theological Seminary, USA 3. Paul and Indifferent Things, Will Deming, University of Portland, USA 4. Paul and Literacy, John Poirier, Kingswell Theological Seminary, USA 5. Paul, Marriage and Divorce, O. Larry Yarbrough, Middlebury College, USA 6. Paul and Maxims, Rollin A. Ramsaran, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan, USA 7. Paul and Memory, Peter-Ben Smit, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 8. Paul and Paterfamilias, L. Michael White, University of Texas, USA 9. Paul, Patrons and Clients, Peter Lampe, University of Heidelberg, Germany 10. Paul and Performance, Glenn S. Holland, Allegheny College, USA 11. Paul and Self-Mastery, Stanley Stowers, Brown University, USA 12. Paul and Slavery, J. Albert Harrill, The Ohio State University, USA 13. Paul and Social Memory, Rafael Rodriguez, Johnson University, USA 14. Paul, Virtue, Vices and Household Codes, Stanley E. Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Canada 15. Epilog: Living in an Evil Aeon: Paul's Ambiguous Relation to Culture (Toward a Taxonomy), J. Paul Sampley, Boston University, USA Index
