Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, Composition And Collection by E Randolph Richards Jr


Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, Composition And Collection
Title : Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, Composition And Collection
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ISBN : 1844740668
ISBN-10 : 9781844740666
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 252
Publication : First published January 21, 2005

In Paul's day, producing and delivering a letter was time-consuming and costly. Informed by historical evidence and features of the biblical texts, E. Randolph Richards examines the whole process and offers a new perspective on Paul the letter writer.

Paul and First-Century Letter Writing: Secretaries, Composition And Collection Reviews

  • Wayne Watts

    A little dry I suppose but it's a really detailed and well-researched book dedicated to breaking down our twenty-first-century based misconceptions about letter-writing. For a first-century letter writer, Paul faced lots of complications and problems I've never considered. The books deals with really important questions about authorship and obstacles that revolved around the early church and Paul's incredibly important mission work in the culture of Asia minor during the first hundred years after Christ's resurrection.

  • Mark Grago

    A well constructed argument;however,I'm incredulous as to the evidence that Richards presents. There is no accepted consensus among biblical scholars that secretaries were used in implementing the writings of texts attributed to them. A very good read,though.