Comfort One Another Reconstructing the Rhetoric and Audience of One Thessalonians |
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| Author:
| Smith, Abraham |
| Series title: | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-664-25178-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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This unique study considers the exegetical and hermeneutical possibilities of analyzing the entire letter of 1 Thessalonians as letter of consolation. Abraham Smith maintains that Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians with a full knowledge of the tradition of Greco-Roman letters of consolation and chose the genre to sustain members of the Thessalonian...
This unique study considers the exegetical and hermeneutical possibilities of analyzing the entire letter of 1 Thessalonians as letter of consolation. Abraham Smith maintains that Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians with a full knowledge of the tradition of Greco-Roman letters of consolation and chose the genre to sustain members of the Thessalonian...