contra Deissmann
jwest at highland.net
jwest at highland.net
Wed Sep 4 07:11:18 EDT 2002
> List,
>
>
> Question: Would anyone here care to comment on the statement that the NT
> was largely written in the "professional prose of the day," contra
> Deissmann?
In my view Deissmann is correct. If you were to read Plato or Aristotle or
Lucian or any number of others from the classical period to the Byzantine you
would find that the NT documents more resemble private correspondence than
professional literature. Compare Pindar to Paul and you will immediately see
the striking difference between them. Compare Lucian to Luke. There simply is
no justification for the notion that the NT is similar to those or
philosophical texts from the period.
best
Jim
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