{"product_id":"letters-and-homilies-for-hellenized-christians-a-socio-rhetorical-commentary-on-titus-1-2-timothy-and-1-3-john-volume-1-paperback","title":"Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen III Witherington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of the so-called General or Catholic Epistles has been hampered, argues Ben Witherington, by the failure to properly discern their genre. Several of these \"letters\" are much better understood as homilies--although, like the rest of the New Testament, they are situation specific. In this first of three volumes, Witherington extends his innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of New Testament books to the latter-Pauline and non-Pauline corpora, placing each text within its socioreligiousmilieu and illuminating the particular issues that confronted each congregation as well as the rhetorical strategies employed by each author in addressing those issues.Throughout, Witherington shows his thorough knowledge of recent literature on these texts and focuses his attention on the unique insights brought about through socio-rhetorical analysis that either reinforce or correct those gleaned from other approaches. Strikingly, based on his rhetorical analysis of the Pastorals, he makes the case for Luke as Paul's amanuensis for these letters. He also makes a strenuous argument against New Testament pseudepigrapha. \"Bridging the Horizons\" sections point to the relevance of the text for believers today, making this volume of special value to pastors and general readers as well as to students and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham) is Jean R. Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He has written over forty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Jesus Quest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paul Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, bothof which were selected as top biblical studies works by \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e. His books also include \u003ci\u003eThe Indelible Image\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen and the Genesis of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel Code\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Week in the Life of Corinth\u003c\/i\u003e, and commentaries on the entire New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 623\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868373508293,"sku":"9780830824571","price":85.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/QGwERrLJpq9780830824571.webp?v=1781389879","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/letters-and-homilies-for-hellenized-christians-a-socio-rhetorical-commentary-on-titus-1-2-timothy-and-1-3-john-volume-1-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}