The New Testament in Its Literary EnvironmentThis volume in the Library of Early Christianity examines the literary techniques that were common during the development of the New Testament, and how these techniques influenced Scripture. The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed. |
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... Luke - Acts and Ancient Historiography The Problem of Genre 77 Hellenistic Historiography 80 The Form and Content of History 84 Constituent Literary Forms 89 The Function of History 95 17 46 77 12 Israelite Historiography 96 Hellenistic ...
... Luke - Acts and Ancient Historiography The Problem of Genre 77 Hellenistic Historiography 80 The Form and Content of History 84 Constituent Literary Forms 89 The Function of History 95 17 46 77 12 Israelite Historiography 96 Hellenistic ...
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... Luke - Acts and the Growth of Apostle Literature The Form of Luke - Acts Constituent Oral Forms Constituent Literary Forms 116 119 120 The Content of Luke - Acts 131 The Function of Luke - Acts 136 Luke - Acts as General History 138 The ...
... Luke - Acts and the Growth of Apostle Literature The Form of Luke - Acts Constituent Oral Forms Constituent Literary Forms 116 119 120 The Content of Luke - Acts 131 The Function of Luke - Acts 136 Luke - Acts as General History 138 The ...
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Contents
Foreword by Wayne A Meeks | 9 |
The Gospels as Ancient Biography | 46 |
LukeActs and Ancient Historiography | 77 |
46 | 99 |
The Generic Features of LukeActs | 116 |
Letters in the Ancient World | 158 |
Early Christian Letters and Homilies | 183 |
The Apocalypse of John | 226 |
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