Klauck H.J. Ancient Letters and the New Testament: A Guide to Context and Exegesis

Transl. from the German: Daniel P. Bailey. — Baylor University Press, 2006. — xxxvi, 504 p. — ISBN 1-932792-40-6, 978-1-932792-40-9.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.Preface
Abbreviations
General Bibliographies
List of Bibliographies
List of Exercises
Introduction
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
Epilogue
Answer Key
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Authors
Index of SubjectsTrue PDF