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  Opening Pauls Letters

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  It is sometimes easy to forget that the books of the Bible are not really “books” at all but individual documents composed in a wide array of literary genres. Opening Paul’s Letters: A Reader’s Guide to Genre and Interpretation is a clear, concise, and accessible text on the Pauline Letters.

  It orients beginning students to the genre in which Paul writes. The book compares and contrasts Paul’s letters with ancient and modern letters, revealing the distinctive conventions, forms, and purposes of Paul’s Epistles. It focuses on the literary genre of the letter in ancient Greece and Rome, providing an overview of subjects, strategies, and concerns of immediate relevance for readers who wish to understand Paul in his ancient context. Includes helpful discussion questions and sidebars are included.

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