Letter Hermeneutics in 2 Corinthians: Studies in 'Literarkritik' and Communication Theory
Overview
In this volume, Eve-Marie Becker outlines the process of Paul's communication with the Corinthian community and considers letter-production and letter-reception at the time. She develops a "literary-historical" model for reconstructing the original separate letters (1.1-7.4; 7.5-16; 8--9; 10--13) which were later compiled to form the canonical letter. Becker defines - by means of linguistics and communication theory - the central theoretical elements for Pauline letter-hermeneutics. There is a thorough exegesis of those parts of 2 Corinthians in which Paul formulates aspects of his hermeneutics. This is based on the theory of letter-hermeneutics and on the results of the "literary-historical" reconstruction of the original form of 2 Corinthians. There is also an examination of the reception and interpretation of 2 Corinthians in the early church.
- Current Approaches to the Understanding of 2 Corinthians
- A Literarhistorical Reconstruction of 2 Corinthians
- Theoretical Bases of Epistolary Hermeneutics
- Writing and Understanding: Letter Hermeneutics in 2 Corinthians
- Exegetical and Historical Perspectives
- Title: Letter Hermeneutics in 2 Corinthians: Studies in 'Literarkritik' and Communication Theory
- Author: Dr. Eve-Marie Becker
- Publisher: T&T Clark International
- Publication Date: 2004
- Pages: 224