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The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context 2024
The Letters of Paul in their Roman Literary Context: Reassessing Apostolic Authorship is a 2024 scholarly monograph written by American New Testament scholar Nina E. Livesey. The book argues that the Pauline epistles, including the seven letters generally regarded as authentic, are pseudonymous literary works likely created in the mid-second-century (around 144 AD) by Roman authors associated with Marcion's school. Livesey contends the letters serve as instructional literature and draws comparisons between their structure and purpose with Seneca's Moral Epistles. Her analysis also includes the claim that Paul himself never existed, a minority position.
Details
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISBN
- 9781009487054
- Pages
- 324
- Format
- Print, e-book
