Paul in the Greco-Roman World: A Handbook

Volume II

J. Paul Sampley

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9780567716828
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567657077
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

This landmark handbook, written by distinguished Pauline scholars, and first published in 2003, remains the first and only work to offer lucid and insightful examinations of Paul and his world in such depth. Together the two volumes that constitute the handbook in its much revised form provide a comprehensive reference resource for new testament scholars looking to understand the classical world in which Paul lived and work.

Each chapter provides an overview of a particular social convention, literary of rhetorical topos, social practice, or cultural mores of the world in which Paul and his audiences were at home. In addition, the sections use carefully chosen examples to demonstrate how particularly features of Greco-Roman culture shed light on Paul's letters and on his readers' possible perception of them.

For the new edition all the contributions have been fully revised to take into account the last ten years of methodological change and the helpful chapter bibliographies fully updated. Wholly new chapters cover such issues as Paul and Memory, Paul's Economics, honor and shame in Paul's writings and the Greek novel.

Table of contents

• Cover
• HalfTitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 15 Paul, Hardships, and Suffering
• Chapter 16 Paul, Honor, and Shame
• Chapter 17 Paul and Indifferent Things
• Chapter 18 Paul and Literacy
• Chapter 19 Paul, Marriage, and Divorce
• Chapter 20 Paul and Maxims
• Chapter 21 Paul and Memory
• Chapter 22 Paul and Pater Familias
• Chapter 23 Paul, Patrons, and Clients
• Chapter 24 Paul and Performance
• Chapter 25 Paul and Self-Mastery
• Chapter 26 Paul and Slavery
• Chapter 27 Paul and Social Memory
• Chapter 28 Paul, Virtues, Vices, and Household Codes
• Epilogue Living in an Evil Aeon: Paul’s Ambiguous Relation to Culture (Toward a Taxonomy)
• Index of References
• Index of Authors
• Index of Subjects