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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Differences in Rhetorical Style | |
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| The Different Rhetorical Situations | |
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| Other Stylistic Objections to the Pauline Character of Ephesians and Colossians | |
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| Epistolary and Rhetorical Structures | |
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| The Social Settings of Paul and of His Audiences | |
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| An Annotated Bibliography | |
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| The Letter to Philemon | |
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| The Epistolary Prescript - vv. 1-3 | |
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| Thanksgiving/Exordium - A Refresher Course - vv. 4-7 | |
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| A Closer Look: When Rhetoric Is Not Mere Rhetoric | |
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| An Appeal for a Useful Servant - vv. 8-16 | |
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| A Closer Look: Paul in Chains, Onesimus in Bondage | |
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| Peroratio - Summing Up and Touching the Heart of the Matter - vv. 17-22 | |
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| A Closer Look: The Cost of Manumission | |
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| Epistolary Conclusion - vv. 23-24 | |
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| Bridging the Horizons - Philemon | |
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| The Letter to the Colossians | |
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| The Authorship of Colossians | |
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| Further Thoughts on the Relationship of Colossians and Ephesians | |
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| The False Teaching/Philosophy in Colossae | |
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| The Theology of Colossians | |
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| The Occasion of Colossians | |
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| Epistolary Prescript - 1.1-2 | |
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| Exordium/Thanksgiving Prayer - 1.3-14 | |
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| Narratio - The Pattern of Christ - 1.15-20 | |
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| A Closer Look: The Formation of the Christ Hymn | |
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| Propositio/Partitio - 1.21-23 | |
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| Probatio - Argument One - Minister of the Mystery - 1.24-2.5 | |
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| Probatio - Argument Two - The Bone of Contention - 2.6-3.4 | |
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| A Closer Look: The Colossian "Philosophy" | |
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| A Closer Look: The Theological Substance of Colossians | |
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| Probatio - Argument Three - The Necessity of Virtue - 3.5-4.1 | |
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| Vice and Virtue Lists - 3:5-17 | |
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| The Household Code - 3:18-4:1 | |
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| A Closer Look: Evaluating the Household Codes Fairly in Paul's Context | |
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| A Closer Look: Paul on Marriage and Slavery in Context | |
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| Peroratio - Prayer and Wisdom - 4.2-6 | |
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| Epistolary Closing - 4:7-18 | |
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| Bridging the Horizons - Colossians | |
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| The Homily Called Ephesians | |
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| Homilies in the New Testament Era | |
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| Ephesians as a Letter to Ephesus? | |
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| Epideictic Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Sermon-Making | |
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| Pseudonymity? | |
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| Epistolary Prescript - 1.1-2 | |
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| Exordium - A Blessing of a Eulogy - 1.3-14 | |
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| A Closer Look: For Heaven's Sake | |
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| Thanksgiving Prayer/Captatio Benevolentiae - 1.15-23 | |
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| A Closer Look: The Ethos of Community in Ephesians | |
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| Narratio - Gentiles Then and Now and Their Apostle - 2.1-22; 3.2-13 | |
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| Concluding Prayer and Doxology - 3.1, 14-21 | |
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| Exhortatio - Reminder of Community Values and Virtues - 4.1-6.9 | |
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| The Formation of a More Perfect Union - 4.1-16 | |
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| A Closer Look: What Goes Up Must Come Down - Pneumatic Exegesis | |
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| New Creatures - 4-17-24; Putting Off and Putting On - 4.25-32 | |
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| The Imitation of God, the Image of Holiness - 5.1-21 | |
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| Christians in the House - 5.21-6.9 | |
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| A Closer Look: The Christian Household Code Revisited | |
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| Peroratio - Standing notwithstanding the Opposition - 6.10-20 | |
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| Epistolary Postscript - The End of the Matter - 6.21-24 | |
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| Bridging the Horizons - Ephesians | |
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| Index of Authors | |
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| Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings | |