02007cam a22003494a 4500 1210103 AU-EpEBC 20111017203407.0 080130s2007 ilu b 001 0 eng 2007031451 9780830829323 (cloth : alk. paper) 0830829326 (cloth : alk. paper) 1210103 (AuCNLKIN)000042078634 DLC DLC DLC AU-EpEBC BS2775.53 .W58 2007 227.87077/WIT 8947 8947 Witherington, Ben, 1951- III, Letters and homilies for Jewish Christians : a socio-rhetorical commentary on Hebrews, James and Jude / Ben Witherington III. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic ; Nottingham, England : Apollos, c.2007. 656 p. ; 24 cm. hbk 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. 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 8947 8947 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN G 2008-11-05 Koorong 34.95 1 227.87077/WIT 08517 2015-03-20 00:00:00 2014-11-06 65.00 2008-11-05 AM