{"product_id":"sacra-pagina-benjamin-fiore-9780814658147","title":"Sacra Pagina: The Pastoral Epistles: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus Volume 12","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst and Second Timothy and Titus have for many years borne the collective title The Pastoral Epistles.\" Both their style and their content make it difficult to locate them within the corpus of Pauline letters, and recent scholarship most often considers them pseudonymous, works that imitate Paul's letters but apply the apostle's teaching to the concerns of a later time, two or more decades after Paul's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pastorals differ from Paul's own letters in being addressed to single individuals, coworkers of Paul who have been placed in charge of particular churches 'Timothy apparently in Ephesus, Titus in Crete. They provide instruction for community leaders, both the individual addressees and other leaders whom they will appoint. The specification of certain offices within the local churches is one of the features that appear to locate these works in a later phase of church development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this commentary Benjamin Fiore, SJ, places the Pastorals in their historical and literary context. The reader will find here a solid introduction to parallel literary forms in Latin and Greek literature and particular descriptions of the way in which these documents use ancient rhetorical forms to achieve their paraenetic and hortatory purpose. Drawing on his parish experience as well as his academic training, Fiore also provides reflections on the contemporary pastoral application of these books, giving readers a renewed appreciation for the \"pastoral\" label these epistles bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Fiore, SJ, is president and professor of religious studies at Campion College at the University of Regina (Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Fiore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814658148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814658147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.34w x 1.05d","brand":"Benjamin Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926437527807,"sku":"9780814658147","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_65e6b897-a451-441d-bf2b-9e6ed250942c.jpg?v=1681083083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sacra-pagina-benjamin-fiore-9780814658147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}