M. Luther Stirewalt Additional Author mixed material bibliography Grand Rapids WB. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2003 monographic en English

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This engaging study shows how Paul's stylized use of the official Roman letter 'a form of communication of great social import in his day' played a crucial role in his apostolic ministry, conveying both his self-identity and sense of authority. M. Luther Stirewalt describes the logistics of letter writing in the first-century Mediterranean world and shows how official letters served to substitute for speeches to an audience, to convey executive, official, or bureaucratic matters, or to bring complaints or petitions from citizens to officials. He then shows how Paul structured his apostolic correspondence after these models of writing, drawing evidence directly from seven Pauline epistles: 1 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, Galatians, and Romans. Cutting a new angle on Paul's purposes, his ministry, and his pastoral concerns, Stirewalt's "Paul, the Letter Writer" will appeal to readers of the Bible and ancient history. 227.0660802860885 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 227.066 Sti p E07000599 Non Fiction 227.066 Sti p-2 E99033039 Non Fiction 227.066 Sti p Paul%2C_the_Letter_Write.jpg 60710 2014-12-16 10:48:29 2025-04-19 10:20:01 machine generated