The New Testament in Its Literary Environment

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1987 - Religion - 260 pages

This 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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Contents

Foreword by Wayne A Meeks
9
The Gospels as Ancient Biography
46
LukeActs and Ancient Historiography
77
17
98
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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Acts ancient antiquity Apocalypse apocryphal apostles beginning biography canonical century A.D. character church closing collection composition concern concluding contains conventions criticism death described dialogue discourse discussion divine early Christian emphasized episodes epistolary eschatology example exhibit expressed fictional followed formula four function genre Gospels Greco-Roman Greek greetings Hebrew Hellenistic historians historiography important individual introduction Jesus Jewish John Josephus Judaism Kings late later letters lists literary literary forms literature lives Luke Luke-Acts Mark Matthew means miracles models narrated narrative novels occur Old Testament oracles oral original parallels particular Paul Paul's Pauline period person Peter Polybius popular present Press prophetic reflect religious reveal rhetorical Roman sayings scholars separate setting situation sources speeches stories structure Studies style suggests term Testament theme third Thucydides tion traditions types University usually various vision writing written

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About the author (1987)

David E. Aune is Walter Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the New Testament and early Christianity.

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TitleThe New Testament in Its Literary Environment
Volume 8 of Library of early Christianity
AuthorDavid Edward Aune
Editionreprint
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1987
ISBN0664250181, 9780664250188
Length260 pages
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