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The epistles for all Christians : epistolary literature, circulation, and the gospels for all Christians /

"In The Epistles for All Christians David Smith argues that epistolary literature offers analogous evidence of circulation to the Gospels. Since Richard Bauckham's edited volume The Gospels for All Christians was published in 1998, debate over the validity of the contributors' claims...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, David A., 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Biblical interpretation series, volume 186
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In The Epistles for All Christians David Smith argues that epistolary literature offers analogous evidence of circulation to the Gospels. Since Richard Bauckham's edited volume The Gospels for All Christians was published in 1998, debate over the validity of the contributors' claims that the Gospels were written for "all Christians" has revolved around interpretation. Smith brings circulation to bear on the conversation. Studying ancient media practices of publication and circulation and using social network theory, Smith makes a compelling case that if the evangelists did not expect their texts to circulate they would be atypical. It would be incumbent upon any scholar who disagrees to make a case that an evangelist expected his text was for his local community"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 172 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004440445
9789004440449
ISSN:0928-0731 ;