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2020 by James W. Thompson
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Dedication
For Carolyn
Contents
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Abbreviations
Introduction: Rhetoric and Theology in Paul
1. The Rhetoric of Pauls Letters
2. Paul and the Pharisaic Tradition
3. Where Christian Theology Began: Jesus and the Early Church
4. Pauls Ethos and His Theology
5. First Thessalonians: A Template for Theological Reflection
6. Christology and Persuasion
7. Greco-Roman Values and the Theology of the Cross: The Corinthian Correspondence
8. The Theology of the Cross and Justification by Faith
9. Romans, the Righteousness of God, and the Defense of Pauls Ministry
10. Seek the Things That Are Above: Persuasion in Colossians and Ephesians
11. Pauline Theology and Rhetoric in the Pastoral Epistles
Conclusion: Pauls Pastoral Theology
Bibliography
Name Index
Scripture and Ancient Sources Index
Subject Index
Cover Flaps
Back Cover
Abbreviations
General |
// | parallel (to) |
() | section(s) |
alt. | altered |
AT | authors translation |
bis | twice |
Eng. | English versification/translation |
KJV | King James Version |
LCL | Loeb Classical Library. London: William Heinemann, 1912. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1934. |
lit. | literally |
LXX | Septuagint |
NASB | New American Standard Bible |
NIV | New International Version |
NRSV | New Revised Standard Version |
par(r). | parallel(s) |
RSV | Revised Standard Version |
Old Testament |
Gen. | Genesis |
Exod. | Exodus |
Lev. | Leviticus |
Num. | Numbers |
Deut. | Deuteronomy |
Josh. | Joshua |
Judg. | Judges |
Ruth | Ruth |
1 Sam. | 1 Samuel |
2 Sam. | 2 Samuel |
1 Kings | 1 Kings |
2 Kings | 2 Kings |
1 Chron. | 1 Chronicles |
2 Chron. | 2 Chronicles |
Ezra | Ezra |
Neh. | Nehemiah |
Esther | Esther |
Job | Job |
Ps(s). | Psalm(s) |
Prov. | Proverbs |
Eccles. | Ecclesiastes |
Song | Song of Songs |
Isa. | Isaiah |
Jer. | Jeremiah |
Lam. | Lamentations |
Ezek. | Ezekiel |
Dan. | Daniel |
Hosea | Hosea |
Joel | Joel |
Amos | Amos |
Obad. | Obadiah |
Jon. | Jonah |
Mic. | Micah |
Nah. | Nahum |
Hab. | Habakkuk |
Zeph. | Zephaniah |
Hag. | Haggai |
Zech. | Zechariah |
Mal. | Malachi |
New Testament |
Matt. | Matthew |
Mark | Mark |
Luke | Luke |
John | John |
Acts | Acts |
Rom. | Romans |
1 Cor. | 1 Corinthians |
2 Cor. | 2 Corinthians |
Gal. | Galatians |
Eph. | Ephesians |
Phil. | Philippians |
Col. | Colossians |
1 Thess. | 1 Thessalonians |
2 Thess. | 2 Thessalonians |
1 Tim. | 1 Timothy |
2 Tim. | 2 Timothy |
Titus | Titus |
Philem. | Philemon |
Heb. | Hebrews |
James | James |
1 Pet. | 1 Peter |
2 Pet. | 2 Peter |
1 John | 1 John |
2 John | 2 John |
3 John | 3 John |
Jude | Jude |
Rev. | Revelation |
Old Testament Apocrypha |
14 Macc. | 14 Maccabees |
Sir. | Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) |
Tob. | Tobit |
Wis. | Wisdom (of Solomon) |
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha |
2 Bar. | 2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse) |
1 En. | 1 Enoch (Ethiopic Apocalypse) |
2 En. | 2 Enoch ( Slavonic Apocalypse) |
4 Ezra | 4 Ezra |
Jub. | Jubilees |
Pss. Sol . | Psalms of Solomon |
Sib. Or. | Sibylline Oracles |
T. Jud . | Testament of Judah |
T. Levi | Testament of Levi |
T. Naph. | Testament of Naphtali |
T. Sim. | Testament of Simeon |
Dead Sea Scrolls |
CD | Damascus Document |
1QH | Thanksgiving Hymns ( Hodayot ) |
1QH a | Thanksgiving Hymns ( Hodayot a ) |
1QM | War Scroll ( Mil amah ) |
1QpHab | Pesher Habakkuk |
1QS | Rule of the Community (Serek Haya ad ) |
1QSa | Appendix a to 1QS |
Philo |
Alleg. Interp. | Allegorical Interpretation |
Confusion | On the Confusion of Tongues |