The letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians
Subtitle: a socio-rhetorical commentary on the captivity Epistles
By: Ben Witherington III.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780802824882
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Philemon -- Commentaries.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Philemon -- Socio-rhetorical criticism.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Colossians -- Commentaries.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Colossians -- Socio-rhetorical criticism.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Ephesians -- Commentaries.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Ephesians -- Socio-rhetorical criticism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: The epistolary prescript; value: Thanksgiving/exordium : a refresher course; value: A closer look : when rhetoric is not mere rhetoric; value: An appeal for a useful servant; value: A closer look : Paul in chains, Pnesimus in bondage; value: Peroratio : summing up and touching the heart of the matter; value: A closer look : the cost of manumission; value: Epistolary conclusion; value: Bridging the horizons : Philemon; value: The authorship of Colossians; value: Further thoughts on the relationship of Colossians and Ephesians; value: The false teaching/philosophy in Colossae; value: The theology of Colossians; value: The occasion of Colossians; value: Epistolary prescript; value: Exordium/thanksgiving prayer; value: Narratio  the pattern of Christ; value: A closer look : the formation of the Christ hymn; value: Propositio/partitio; value: Probatio argument one:  minister of the mystery; value: Probatio argument two:  the bone of contention; value: A closer look : the Colossian "philosophy"; value: A closer look : the theological substance of Colossians; value: Probatio argument three: the necessity of virtue; value: Vice and virtue lists; value: The household code; value: A closer look : evaluating the household codes fairly in Paul's context; value: A closer look : Paul on marriage and slavery in context; value: Peroratio prayer and wisdom; value: Epistolary closing; value: Bridging the horizons : Colossians; value: Homilies in the New Testament era; value: Ephesians as a letter to Ephesus; value: Epideictic rhetoric : the art of persuasive sermon-making; value: Pseudonymity; value: Epistolary prescript; value: Exordium : a blessing of a eulogy; value: A closer look : for heaven's sake; value: Thanksgiving prayer/captatio benevolentiae; value: A closer look : the ethos of community in Ephesians; value: Narratio  : Gentiles then and now and their apostle; value: Concluding prayer and doxology; value: Exhortatio  : reminder of community values and virtues; value: The formation of a more perfect union; value: A closer look : what goes up must come down; value: Pneumatic exegesis; value: New creatures : putting off and putting on; value: The imitation of God, the image of holiness; value: Christians in the house; value: A closer look : the Christian household code revisited; value: Peroratio : standing notwithstanding the opposition; value: Epistolary postscript : the end of the matter; value: Bridging the horizons : Ephesians.