Letters and homilies for Jewish Christians :
Witherington, Ben, III, 1951-
Letters and homilies for Jewish Christians : a socio-rhetorical commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude / Ben Witherington III. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Nottingham, England : IVP Academic ; Apollos, c.2007. - 656 p. ; hbk 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"The study of the so-called General or Catholic Epistles has been hampered argues Ben Witherington, by the failure to properly discern their genre. Several of these "letters" are much better understood as homilies - though, like the rest of the New Testament, they are all situation specific. Using socio-rhetorical tools of analysis, Witherington sets about to place each text within its socioreligious milieu, and to understand the particular issues that confronted each congregation and the rhetorical strategies employed by each author in addressing those issues." "Extensive annotated bibliographies provide added value for students and pastors in locating additional resources for the study of these texts."--BOOK JACKET.
9780830829323 (cloth : alk. paper) 0830829326 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007031451
Bible.--N.T.--Hebrews--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--Hebrews--Socio-rhetorical criticism
Bible.--N.T.--James--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--James--Socio-rhetorical criticism
Bible.--N.T.--Jude--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--Jude--Socio-rhetorical criticism
BS2775.53 / .W58 2007
227.87077/WIT
Letters and homilies for Jewish Christians : a socio-rhetorical commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude / Ben Witherington III. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Nottingham, England : IVP Academic ; Apollos, c.2007. - 656 p. ; hbk 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"The study of the so-called General or Catholic Epistles has been hampered argues Ben Witherington, by the failure to properly discern their genre. Several of these "letters" are much better understood as homilies - though, like the rest of the New Testament, they are all situation specific. Using socio-rhetorical tools of analysis, Witherington sets about to place each text within its socioreligious milieu, and to understand the particular issues that confronted each congregation and the rhetorical strategies employed by each author in addressing those issues." "Extensive annotated bibliographies provide added value for students and pastors in locating additional resources for the study of these texts."--BOOK JACKET.
9780830829323 (cloth : alk. paper) 0830829326 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007031451
Bible.--N.T.--Hebrews--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--Hebrews--Socio-rhetorical criticism
Bible.--N.T.--James--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--James--Socio-rhetorical criticism
Bible.--N.T.--Jude--Commentaries
Bible.--N.T.--Jude--Socio-rhetorical criticism
BS2775.53 / .W58 2007
227.87077/WIT
