The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Captivity Epistles

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2007年11月26日 - 382 頁
This volume completes Ben Witherington's contributions to the set of Eerdmans socio-rhetorical commentaries on the New Testament.

In addition to the usual features of these commentaries, Witherington offers an innovative way of looking at Colossians, Ephesians, and Philemon as interrelated documents written at different levels of moral discourse. Colossians is first-order moral discourse (the opening gambit), Ephesians is second-order moral discourse (what one says after the opening salvo to the same audience), and Philemon is third-order moral discourse (what one says to a personal friend or intimate). Witherington successfully analyzes these documents as examples of Asiatic rhetoric, explaining the differences in style from earlier Pauline documents. He further shows that Paul is deliberately engaging in the transformation of existing social institutions.

As always, Witherington's work is scholarly and engaging. With detailed "Closer Look" sections, The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians is perfect for the libraries of clergy, biblical scholars, and seminaries.

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An Annotated Bibliography
37
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50
ThanksgivingExordium A Refresher Course vv
57
An Appeal for a Useful Servant
65
Peroratio
82
Epistolary Conclusion vv 2324
91
THE LETTER TO THE COLOSSIANS
99
Epistolary Prescript 1
115
THE HOMILY CALLED EPHESIANS
215
Epistolary Prescript 1 12
225
Thanksgiving PrayerCaptatio Benevolentiae 1 1523
238
Narratio Gentiles Then and
250
Concluding Prayer and Doxology 3 1 1421
270
Exhortatio Reminder of Community Values
279
The Imitation of God the Image of Holiness 5 121
302
Christians in the House
313

Narratio The Pattern of Christ
128
PropositioPartitio 1 2123
137
Probatio
151
Probatio Argument Three The Necessity of Virtue 3 54 1
174
Peroratio Prayer and Wisdom 4 26
197
Bridging the Horizons Colossians
208
The Christian Household Code Revisited
319
Peroratio Standing notwithstanding the Opposition 6 1020
344
Epistolary Postscript The End of the Matter 6 2124
356
Index of Authors
366
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Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky. Related "kingdom" books of his includeBen Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and is on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University, Scotland. Witherington has twice won the Christianity Today best Biblical Studies book-of-the-year award, and his many books include We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship and socio-rhetorical commentaries on Mark, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He writes a blog at patheos.com and can also be found on the web at benwitherington.com.

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