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Letter Carriers in the Roman World

Book or monograph Lionel Casson, Travel in the Ancient World. London: Allen & Unwin, 1974.
On-line Resource Allan Chapple, "Getting Romans to the Right Romans: Phoebe and the Delivery of Paul's Letter," Tyndale Bulletin 62.2 (2011): 195-214.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Eldon J. Epp, "New Testament Papyrus Manuscripts and Letter-Carrying in Greco-Roman Times," Birger A. Pearson, A.T. Kraabel, George W.E. Nickelsburg & Norman R. Petersen, eds., The Future of Early Christianity. Miineapolis, MN: Fortress, 1991. pp.35-36.
Article in Journal or Book Matthew S.. Harmon, "Letter Carrier's and Paul's Use of Scripture," Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters Vol. 4.2 (Fall 2014): 129-148.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and CanonPeter M. Head, "Letter Carriers in Ancient Jewish Epistolary Material," Craig A. Evans & H. Daniel Zacharias, Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and Canon. Library of Second Century Studies 70. London: T & T Clark, 2009. pp.203-219. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Peter M. Head, "Named Letter-Carriers among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31.3 (March 2009): 279-299.
Article in Journal or Book Peter M. Head, "Onesimus the Letter Carrier and the Initial Reception of Paul’s Letter to Philemon," The Journal of Theological Studies 71.2 (Oct. 2020): 628-656.
Book or monograph Hans-Josef Klauck, Ancient Letters and the New Testament: A Guide to Context and Exegesis. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2006. pp.60-65.
Book or monograph S.R. Llewelyn, "The Conveyance of Letters," New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, Vol. 7: A Review of Greek Inscriptions and Papyripublished in 1982-83. The Ancient History Document Resarch Centre, Macquarie University, 1994. pp.1-22.
Article in Journal or Book Brian M. Rapske, "Acts, Travel and Shipwreck," David W. J. Gill and Conrad Gempf, eds., The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting, Volume 2: The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans/Carlisle: Paternoster, 1994. pp.1-47.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Christopher D. Stanley, Arguing with ScriptureChristopher D. Stanley, Arguing with Scripture:The Rhetoric of Quotations in the Letters of Paul. New York: T & T Clark, 2004. pp.38-71. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Christopher D. Stanley, "Paul's 'Use' of Scripture: Why the Audience Matters," Stanley E. Porter & Christopher D. Stanley, eds., As It Is Written: Studying Paul's Use of Scripture. SBL Symposium Series 50. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008. pp.125-155.
Article in Journal or Book M. Luther Stirewalt, "Paul's Evaluation of Letter-Writing," Jacob M. Myers, Otto Reimherr & Howard N. Bream, eds., Search the Scriptures:New Testament Studies in Honor of Raymond T. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1969. pp.179-196.
On-line Resource Terry L. Wilder, "Phoebe, the Letter-Carrier of Romans, and the Impact of Her Role on Biblical Theology," Southwestern Journal of Theology 56.1 (Fall 2013): 43–51. View in PDF format pdf

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Article in Journal or Book P. Arzt, "The 'Epistolary Introductory Thanksgiving'in the Papyri and in Paul," Novum Testamentum 36 (1994): 29-46.
Article in Journal or Book G.J. Bahr, "The Subscriptions in the Pauline Letters," Journal of Biblical Literature 87 (1968): 27-41.
On-line Resource Conrad Gempf, "Pseudonymity and the New Testament," Themelios 17.2 (January/February 1992): 8-10.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly L. Ann Jervis, The Purpose of RomansL. Ann Jervis, The Purpose of Romans: A Comparative Letter Structure Investigation Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 55. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1991. ISBN: 9780567016676. pp.86-109. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book R. Jewett, "The Form and Function of the Homiletic Benediction," Anglican Theological Review 51 (1969) 13-34.
On-line Resource Francis Lyall, "Legal Metaphors in the Epistles," Tyndale Bulletin 32 (1981): 79-95. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Alan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New TestamentAlan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Hbk. pp.478. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book T.Y. Mullins, "Petition as a Literary Form," Novum Testamentum 5 (1962): 46-54.
Article in Journal or Book T.Y. Mullins, "Disclosure: A Literary Form in the New Testament," Novum Testamentum 7 (1964): 44-50.
Article in Journal or Book T.Y. Mullins, "Greeting as a New Testament Form," Journal of Biblical Literature 88 (1968): 418-26.
Article in Journal or Book T.Y. Mullins, "Visit Talk in New Testament Letters," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 35 (1973): 350-58.
Article in Journal or Book T.Y. Mullins, "Benediction as a New Testament Form," Andrews University Seminary Studies 15 (1977): 59-64.
Article in Journal or Book T. Y. Mullins, "Topos as a New Testament Form," Journal of Biblical Literature 99 (1980): 541-47.
Book or monograph Peter T. O'Brien, Introductory Thanksgivings in the Letters of Paul NovTSup 49. Leiden: Brill, 1977. Hbk. SBN: 9004052658. pp.309.
Article in Journal or Book S.N. Olson, "Epistolary Uses of Expressions of Self-Confidence;' Journal of Biblical Literature 103 (1984): 585-97.
Article in Journal or Book S.N. Olson, "Pauline Expressions of Confidence in His Addresses," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 47 (1985): 282-95.
Article in Journal or Book J. Sanders, "The Transition from Opening Epistolary Thanksgiving to Body in the Letters of the Pauline Corpus," Journal of Biblical Literature 81 (1962): 348-62.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Thomas R. Schreiner, Handbook on Acts and Paul's LettersThomas R. Schreiner, Handbook on Acts and Paul's Letters. Grand Rapids: baker, 2019. ISBN: 9781493419821. pp.480. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph P. Schubert, Form and Function of the Pauline Thanksgivings. Berlin: Töpelmann, 1939.
Book or monograph Stowers: Letter Writing in Greco-Roman AntiquityStanley K. Stowers, Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0664250157. pp.188.
On-line Resource Jeffrey A.D. Weima, "The Pauline Letter Closings: Analysis and Hermeneutical Significance," Bulletin for Biblical Research 5 (1995) 177-198.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph John Lee White, The Body of the Greek Letter Society for Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 2; Missoula: Scholars Press, 1982. Pbk. ISBN: 0891300481. pp.131.
Article in Journal or Book John Lee White, "Introductory Formulae in the Body of the Pauline Letter," Journal of Biblical Literature 90 (1971): 91-97.

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