The Pastoral Letters have often been marginalised in modern New Testament studies. Regarded as not authentically Pauline, not very theological, and mostly evidence of the church settling down in the world, their patriarchal orientation has more recently futher alienated readers. Yet it was these little letters which mediated Paul to the Patristic church, and then provided scriptural material for debate about church order and ministry from the Reformation to the present. This study attempts to re-read the Pastorals in their original setting, revising many of the standard scholarly assessments in the light of recent work (especially developments in sociological study of the New Testament), and exploring the development of a tradition which proves to be theological in its fundamental structure and in its mode of addressing practical and organisational issues. The letters are then related to the very different context of the modern world.
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General editor's preface; Abbreviations; 1. Theology and its context; 2. Theology and ethics; 3. God and the divine activity; 4. The importance of sound teaching or What about Doctrinal Orthodoxy?; 5. Duties in the household of faith or What about Church Order?; 6. The contribution of the Pastorals to the reception of Paul as an apostle; 7. The pastorals as scripture.
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A fresh assessment of the Pastoral Letters which points to those elements of continuing value to today's readers.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780521379311
Publisert
1994-05-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
247 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
143 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
184