Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The author claims that development can be traced since we have not only letters from Paul himself, but also the Pastoral epistles from the beginning of the second century, as well as Ephesians and Colossians, writings which are characteristic of the ambiguous period following the disappearance of the earliest authorities.
Table of Contents
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The project; 2. The social sciences and New Testament interpretation; 3. Methodological limits and possibilities; 4. Where from here?; Part I. Paul: Community-Building Institutionalization: 5. Attitidues to the world/ethics; 6. Ministry; 7. Ritual; 8. Belief; 9. General conclusion; Part II. Colossians and Ephesians: Community-Stabilizing Institutionalization: 10. Attitudes to the world/ethics; 11. Ministry; 12. Ritual; 13. Belief; 14. General conclusion; Part III. The Pastoral Epistles: Community-Protecting Institutionalization: 15. Attitidues to the world/ethics; 16. Ministry; 17. Ritual; 18. Belief; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Biblical passages discussed; Subject index.