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Line: IVP Academic
Length: 2 volumes
Binding: hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-8308-2930-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2930-9
IVP Order Code: 2930
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Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, two volumes, together with Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians extends Ben Witherington's innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of New Testament Books to the latter-Pauline and non-Pauline corpora. By dividing the volumes according to the socioreligious contexts for which they were written, Witherington sheds fresh light on the documents, their provenance, character and importance. The two-volume set on the Hellenized context includes Volume 1: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John and Volume 2: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1-2 Peter.
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 these volumes of special value to pastors and general readers as well as to students and scholars.
Individual Titles Currently Available
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, Volume 1
(hardcover)
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, Volume 2
(hardcover)