Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-417).
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1 Thessalonians -- 1 Thess 1:1 : letter opening (superscription) -- 1 Thess 1:2-3:13 : about the relationship between the change agents and the Jesus group they formed -- 1 Thess 4:1-5:24 : directives and exhortations -- 1 Thess 5:25-28 : letter closing : salutation and blessing -- 1 Corinthians -- 1 Cor 1:1-8 : letter opening (superscription) -- 1 Cor 1:9-6:20 : reaction to a report from Chloe's people -- 1 Cor 7:1-15:58 : response to Corinthian questions -- 1 Cor 16:5-24 : letter closing : salutations and blessings -- 2 Corinthians -- 2 Cor 2:14-6:13 : letter 1 : written before the dispute -- 2 Corinthians 10-13 : letter 2 : written during the dispute -- 2 Cor 1:1-2:13 [7:5-16] : letter 3 : written after the dispute -- 2 Cor 8:1-24 : insert : part of a letter of recommendation for titus about the collection for Jerusalem -- 2 Cor 9:1-15 : insert : part of a letter about the collection for Jerusalem -- Galatians -- Gal 1:1-5 : letter opening (superscription) -- Gal 1:6-9 : introduction -- Gal 1:10-2:21 : Paul defends his honor (form : encomium) -- Gal 3:1-6:10 : Paul defends his gospel (from : public argument) -- Gal 6:11-18 : conclusion -- Romans -- Rom 1:1-7 : letter opening (superscription) -- Rom 1:8-10 : letter thanksgiving -- Rom 1:11-17 : introduction and travel plans -- Rom 1:18-32 : they and the Ten Commandments -- Rom 2:1-16 : you Judeans and judging Hellenists -- Rom 2:17-3:20 : Israelites -- Rom 3:21-8:39 : the present time : now -- Rom 9:1-11:36 : recalcitrant Israel -- Rom 12:1-13:14 : you : Jesus-group values -- Rom 14:1-15:13 : they (the weak) and the Torah commandments -- Rom 15:15-32 : conclusion and travel plans -- Rom 15:33 : letter ending -- Rom 16:1-29 : appendix : letter of recommendation for Phoebe and doxology -- Philippians -- Phil 1:1-11 : superscription -- Phil 1:12-2:15 : body A : Paul's prison circumstances and its significance for the Philippians -- Phil 2:16-3:21 : body B ingroup and outgroup relations -- Phil 4:1-23 : concluding remarks -- Philemon -- Phlm 1-3 : superscription -- Phlm 4-7 : thanksgiving : the exordium -- Phlm 8-16 : body of the letter part A : probatio -- Phlm 17-22 : body of the letter part B : peroratio -- Phlm 23-25 : conclusion -- Reading scenarios for the (authentic) letters of Paul.
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"This latest addition to the Fortress Social-Science Commentaries on New Testament writings illuminates the values, perceptions, and social codes of the Mediterranean culture that shaped Paul and his interactions - both harmonious and conflicted - with others, Malina and Pilch add new dimensions to our understanding of the apostle as a social change agent, his coworkers as innovators, and his gospel as an assertion of the honor of the God of Israel."--Jacket.
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Bible., Epistles of Paul
Bible., Epistles of Paul-- Social scientific criticism.