Ancient Jewish letters and the beginnings of Christian epistolography
By: Lutz Doering
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 298; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 298.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tübingen, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9783161522369
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Greek authors; Frühjudentum; Brief; New Testament; Judisk litteratur; Bibel; Antike; Joodse handschriften; Brev; Jewish letters; Epistolografie; Greek letters; Jewish letter writing; Religiös litteratur; Christelijke handschriften; Criticism, interpretation; History and criticism; Briefliteratur; Judentum; Historia; Rezeption; Epistolographie; Greek Letter writing; Frühchristentum; Judendom; Grekisk litteratur; Early Christian literature
Description: The author provides the most extensive analysis available of ancient Jewish letter writing from the Persian period until the early rabbinic literature. In addition, he demonstrates the significance of Jewish letters for the development of early Christian letter writing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-560) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ancient Jewish documentary letters; title: Letters in the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Scriptures; title: Literary letters in the Dead Sea scrolls; title: Letters in the early Jewish pseudepigrapha; title: Letters in Philo of Alexandria and Flavius Josephus; title: Early rabbinic letters; title: Paul's letters in the context of Jewish letter writing; title: The Catholic Epistles and other early Christian letters; title: Conclusions.