The Promises of God : : The Background of Paul’s Exclusive Use of 'epangelia' for the Divine Pledge /

The Promises of God : : The Background of Paul’s Exclusive Use of 'epangelia' for the Divine Pledge / / Kevin P. Conway.

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This study is the first to investigate why Paul makes exclusive use of 'epangelia' for the divine pledge when referring to the Abrahamic covenant, a usage of the term never found in the OT-LXX. After examining Jewish writings and Greek literature of the classical and Hellenistic periods, t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Conway, Kevin P.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft , 211
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Physical Description:1 online resource (297 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Citations
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction and Method
  • Part One: Paul’s Uniqueness in His Exclusive Use of ἐπαγγελία for the Divine Promise
  • 2 The Divine Pledge in Classical and Hellenistic Literature
  • 3 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in the LXX Books with MT Counterparts
  • 4 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in OT Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
  • 5 Formal Divine Pledge Term Usage in Philo and Josephus
  • Part Two: Paul’s Reasons for Exclusively Using ἐπαγγελία for the Divine Promise
  • 6 The Association of ἐπαγγελία with εὐαγγέλιον
  • 7 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Romans
  • 8 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Galatians and 2Corinthians as well as Other NT Writings
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Scriptures and Other Ancient Writings
  • Index of Ancient Authors
  • Index of Greek and Hebrew Words
  • Subject Index

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