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A preface to Romans : notes on the Epistle in its literary and cultural setting

Bryan approaches St. Paul's letter to the Romans with a number of aims in view. First, he wants to show which literary type or genre would have been seen by Paul's contemporaries as being exemplified in the letter. He also determines what we can surmise of Paul's attitude and approach to the Jewish bible. The study involves discussion of and comparison with other literature from Paul's time, place and milieu - including other writings attributed to Paul
eBook, English, 2000
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000
Commentaries
1 online resource (xviii, 278 pages)
9780195351491, 9781423760412, 9780195130232, 9781280472459, 0195351495, 1423760417, 0195130235, 1280472456
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Abbreviations and Short Titles; Prologue: Looking at Romans; PART I: WHAT KIND OF TEXT IS ROMANS?; PART II: LISTENING TO ROMANS; Epilogue: Unscientific Postscripts; General Bibliography; Index of Holy Scripture; Index of Other Ancient Authors and Sources; Index of Authors and Sources between 1000 and 1850; Index of Modern Authors and Sources; Index of Subjects