Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, 1

A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John.
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians is the first of three
volumes extending Ben Witherington's innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of
New Testament books to the latter-Pauline and non-Pauline corpora. Two
subsequent volumes focus on letters and homilies for Jewish Christians. By
dividing the volumes according to the socio-religious contexts for which they
were written, Witherington sheds fresh light on the documents, their
provenance, character and importance.
Throughout, Witherington shows his thorough knowledge of recent literature on
these texts and focuses his attention on the unique insights brought about
through socio-rhetorical analysis that either reinforces or corrects those
gleaned from other approaches. Strikingly, based on his rhetorical analysis of
the Pastorals, he makes the case for Luke as Paul's amanuensis for these
letters. He also makes a strenuous argument against New Testament
pseudepigrapha.
'Bridging the Horizons' sections point to the relevance of the text for
believers today, making this volume of special value to pastors and general
readers as well as students and scholars. (= 0830829318 / 9780830829316)
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