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

Author: Christopher Bryan
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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 attempts to determine 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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Commentaries
Named Person: Paulus (Apostel).
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher Bryan
ISBN: 0195130235 9780195130232
OCLC Number: 40631725
Description: xviii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Prologue : looking at Romans --
The genre of the Letter to the Romans --
The Letter to the Romans, the Jewish scriptures, and the Law --
The epistolary opening (1:1-15) --
The dissuasive (1:16-4:25) : against dependence on anything --
Demonstration and defense (5:1-11:36) : peace with God through Christ --
Exhortation (12:1-15:13) : an invitation to the Christian life --
Epistolary conclusion (15:14-16:23) --
Epilogue : unscientific postscripts.
Responsibility: Christopher Bryan.
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Christopher Bryan aims to show which literary type or genre would have been seen by Paul's contemporaries as being exemplified in the letter to the Romans. He also examines Paul's attitude and  Read more...

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