UID:
almahu_9947414323302882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511520365 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 81
Content:
Of all the letters in the Pauline corpus, the Letter to the Romans has attracted the greatest degree of scholarly attention. Yet surprisingly scant consideration has been given to the question of its literary genre. Taking up the comparatively brief suggestions of previous scholars, Dr Guerra argues that the Letter belongs to the protreptic genre - the class of writing in antiquity which urges the adoption of a particular way of life (or a deeper commitment to it), setting out its advantages, replying to objections, and demonstrating its superiority. Working through each chapter of the Letter in turn, he indicates how Paul provides a critique of non-Christian ways of life (both Jewish and Gentile) and affirms the superiority of the Christian Gospel. It becomes apparent that the Pauline apologetics of Romans stand between the hellenistic Jewish tradition and the later Greek Christian apologists, and may have influenced the latter.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Apologetic and audience: making the message meet.
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Romans and the Protreptic.
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Paul's purpose and audiences in Romans --
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Apologetic motifs in Romans 1.18-3.31 --
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Excursus: the "One God" topos in Jewish apologetic literature --
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Romans 4: the continuation of apologetic argumentation --
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Paul recommends and defends the gospel of God --
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Romans 9-11: Paul defends his mission to the Gentiles for the sake of the Jews --
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Romans 12-13 and 16: the "Roman factor" --
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Summary and conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521471268
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511520365
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