Ancient letters and the New Testament : a guide to context and exegesis

This book is really readable. It is excellent when you want to know more about the circumstances in the time of the new testament. It gives you also some excellent thoughts about everything about letters - really very interesting! Front Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Abbreviations......Page 11 General Bibliographies......Page 21 List of Bibliographies......Page 31 List of Exercises......Page 35 Introduction......Page 39 1. Foundations—Two Letters of Apion and Two Letters of the “Elder”......Page 47 2. Practical Realities—Paper and Postal Systems......Page 81 3. Nonliterary and Diplomatic Correspondence......Page 105 4. Poetry and Philosophy—Literary Letters......Page 141 5. Epistolary and Rhetorical Theory......Page 221 6. Letters in Early Judaism......Page 267 7. New Testament Letters I: Overview......Page 337 8. New Testament Letters II: Selected Texts......Page 393 Epilogue......Page 473 Answer Key......Page 483 Index of Ancient Sources......Page 509 Index of Authors......Page 519 Index of Subjects......Page 533 Back Cover......Page 543 '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.'--Publisher's website. Foundations: Two Letters Of Apion And Two Letters Of The Elder -- Practical Realities: Paper And Postal System -- Nonliterary And Diplomatic Correspondence -- Poetry And Philosophy: Literary Letters -- Epistolary Theory And Rhetoric -- Letters In Early Judaism -- New Testament Letters I: Overview -- New Testament Letters Ii: Selected Texts. Hans-josef Klauck With The Collaboration Of Daniel P. Bailey. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.