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The Promises of God : the Background of Paul's Exclusive Use of 'epangelia' for the Divine Pledge.

After examining Jewish writings and Greek literature of the classical and Hellenistic periods, this study reveals that Paul is unique in his exlusive use of the????????? word group for the divine pledge, which finds its antecedent in the Abrahamic covenantal promises. It is then argued that Paul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Conway, Kevin P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2014.
Colección:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Citations; Abbreviations; 5.4.1.7 God's Presence 133; 1 Introduction and Method; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Method; 1.2.1 Method in Part One: Discovering Synonymous Pledge Terms for Investigating the Divine Promise in non-Jewish and Jewish Greek Writings; 1.2.1.1 Hebrew Counterparts to the Vulgate's Promissio; 1.2.1.2 Greek Counterparts to the Vulgate's Promissio; 1.2.2 Method in Part Two: Examining the Association of Two -a??e? Terms,?pa??e??a and e?a???????, in the Undisputed Pauline Corpus; Part One:Paul's Uniqueness in His Exclusive Use of?pa??e??a for the Divine Promise.
  • 2 The Divine Pledge in Classical and Hellenistic Literature2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classical Period; 2.2.1 Eighth Century B.C.E.; 2.2.1.1 Homer; 2.2.1.2 Hesiod; 2.2.2 Eighth to Sixth Century B.C.E.; 2.2.2.1 Homeric Hymns; 2.2.3 Fifth Century B.C.E.; 2.2.3.1 Pindar; 2.2.3.2 Aeschylus; 2.2.3.3 Euripides; 2.2.3.4 Herodotus; 2.2.3.5 Thucydides; 2.2.4 Fourth Century B.C.E.; 2.2.4.1 Xenophon; 2.2.4.2 Plato; 2.2.4.3 Aristotle; 2.3 Hellenistic Period; 2.3.1 Third Century B.C.E.; 2.3.1.1 Apollonius of Rhodes; 2.3.2 Second Century B.C.E.; 2.3.2.1 Polybius; 2.3.3 First Century B.C.E.
  • 2.3.3.1 Diodorus of Sicily2.3.3.2 Dionysius of Halicarnassus; 2.3.3.3 Strabo; 2.3.4 First Century C.E.; 2.3.4.1 Pseudo-Apollodorus; 2.3.4.2 Plutarch; 2.4 Conclusion; 3 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in the LXX Books with MT Counterparts; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 General Speech Terms: The Use of the????/?a??? Word Groups with Regard to Key Texts Highlighting the Abrahamic Promises; 3.2.1 Genesis 12:1-3,7
  • God's Seven (Eight) Promises to Abraham; 3.2.2 General Speech Terms for the Divine Promise in the Rest of the Abrahamic Narrative; 3.2.3 Genesis 22
  • The Lord Swears with an Oath to Abraham.