Romans and the Apologetic Tradition: The Purpose, Genre and Audience of Paul's Letter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521619837)

This study shows how classical Greek and Hellenistic philosophical and ethical traditions inform Paul's Letter to the Romans. It concentrates especially on Protreptic, a kind of literature deriving its name from the title of a lost writing of Aristotle that has been largely reconstructed by scholars in our time. The Protreptic writers seek to awaken their readers to a realization of human frailty and then to commit themselves to a new way of life. Guerra shows also how the political conditions of Nero's Rome are reflected herein.

Author: Anthony J. Guerra
ISBN-10: 0521619831
ISBN-13: 9780521619837
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2005
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d