Neglected Endings: The Significance of the Pauline Letter Closings
Neglected Endings: The Significance of the Pauline Letter Closings

Neglected Endings: The Significance of the Pauline Letter Closings

in Library of New Testament Studies

by Jeffrey A. D. Weima

Pages 160
Publisher Sheffield Academic Press
Published 1994
ISBN-13 9781850754886
Biblical commentaries generally treat the Pauline letter closings in a cursory manner and are typically at a loss to explain how a particular closing section relates in any meaningful way to the rest of the letter. In this ground-breaking study the author aims to rectify the imbalance that exists in the epistolary analysis of Paul's letters by providing a comprehensive, detailed study of his letter closings. By first surveying the history of epistolary analysis and examining the conventions used in ancient Hellenistic and Semitic letters, the author's examination of the Pauline epistles reveals the closings to be carefully constructed units that relates directly to, or even summarize, the major concerns and themes present in the bodies of their respective letters.

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