Paul's Letters from Prison: Philippians, Colossians, Philemon and Ephesians"Paul was a Jew of the dispersion, familiar with Greek ideas and culture. An exotic style, the corruption of texts handed down to us, and a thick layer of pietistic interpretation produced by 2000 years of Christianity, have obscured his work for us. The purpose of this book, which includes Paul's letters to the Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians, and to Philemon, is to let Paul speak for himself, without the assumptions imposed by many modern readers"--Back cover. |
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... epistle as we are accustomed to use it . A glance at Paul's other letters shows that he tends to put personal details at the end , and many commentators have come to the con- clusion that these verses bring to an end one of Paul's ...
... epistle as we are accustomed to use it . A glance at Paul's other letters shows that he tends to put personal details at the end , and many commentators have come to the con- clusion that these verses bring to an end one of Paul's ...
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... epistle itself to enabl to form some idea of its purpose and its setting in the life of the e Church . What situation does it presuppose ? What questions concerned to answer ? Then : do these belong to the life - time of or could they ...
... epistle itself to enabl to form some idea of its purpose and its setting in the life of the e Church . What situation does it presuppose ? What questions concerned to answer ? Then : do these belong to the life - time of or could they ...
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... epistle agrees w with such a suggestion . ( See G. Zuntz , The Text of the Epistles ( Lo don , 1953 ) , pp . 228 , 276f . ) That a copy remained , without a insertion , at the place of writing , is not surprising . Nor is it surprisi ...
... epistle agrees w with such a suggestion . ( See G. Zuntz , The Text of the Epistles ( Lo don , 1953 ) , pp . 228 , 276f . ) That a copy remained , without a insertion , at the place of writing , is not surprising . Nor is it surprisi ...
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