THE EPISTLES: LEARNING TO THINK CONTEXTUALLY

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OVERVIEW NOTES

  • Adolf Deissman made a distinction between letters and epistles
  • Think paragraphs in order to trace epistle arguments.
  • Epistles: an artistic literary form intended for the public.
  • New Testament real letters: Paul's Epistles, 2 John, 3 John
  • Form of ancient letters: name of the writer; name of the recipient; greeting, prayer wish or thanksgiving; body, final greeting and farewell.
  • Occasional documents: documents arising out of a specific occasion; documents intended for a specific occasion.
  • Task theology: theology being written for or brought to bear on the task at hand
  • Kinds of historical context notes: recipient characteristics, author's attitude, specific occasion, letter's divisions
  • Epistle content question: What is the author saying: why did the author say it?

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