Love without Pretense: Romans 12.9-21 and Hellenistic-Jewish Wisdom Literature

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Revision of the author's thesis--University of Chicago, 1990. Cover Titel Acknowledgements Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: The Gnomic Saying in Antiquity The Gnomic Saying: Definition and Description The Structure of the Gnomic Saying Chapter Two: The Contexts and Genres of Gnomic Wisdom The Contextualization of Gnomic Sayings The Genres of Gnomic Wisdom Gnomic Poetry Gnomologia Wisdom Instruction Concluding Remarks Chapter Three: The Literary Composition of Romans 12.1-21 General Description of the Sources Analysis of the Discourses LXX Proverbs 3.11-35 Ben Sira 6.18-37 Pseudo-Phocylides 70-96 The Testament of Naphtali 2.2-3.5 Analysis of Romans 12.1-21 Concluding Remarks Chapter Four: Analysis of Romans 12.9-21 12.9: The Thematic Statement and Protreptic Maxim 12.10-13 and the Use of Imperatival Participles 12.14 and its Relationship with the Synoptic Gospels The Theme(s) and Structure of 12.14-21 12.15 12.16 12.17-19 12.20-21 Concluding Remarks Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index of Passages Index of Modern Authors Index of Subjects Index of Greek Words