Full Description
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.
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
General Bibliographies
List of Bibliographies
List of Exercises
Inroduction
1. Foundations--Two Letters of Apion and Two Letters
of the ""Elder""
2. Practical Realities--Paper and Postal System
3. Nonliterary and Diplomatic Correspondence
4. Poetry and Philosophy--Literary Letters
5. Epistolary Theory and Rhetoric
6. Letters in Early Judaism
7. New Testament Letters I: Overview
8. New Testament Letters II: Selected Texts
Epilogue
Answer Key
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects
