Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul

Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1 THESSALONIANS I. 1 Thess 1:1 Letter Opening (Superscription) II. 1 Thess 1:2-3:13 About the Relationship between the Change Agents and the Jesus Group They Formed III. 1 Thess 4:1-5:24 Directives and Exhortations IV. 1 Thess 5:25-28 Letter Closing: Salutation and Blessing 1 CORINTHIANS I. 1 Cor 1: 1-8 Letter Opening (Superscription) II. 1 Cor 1:9-6:20 Reaction to a Report from Chloe's People III. 1 Cor 7:1-15:58 Response to Corinthian Questions IV. 1 Cor 16:5-24 Letter Closing: Salutations and Blessings 2 CORINTHIANS I. 2 Cor 2:14-6:13 Letter 1: Written before the Dispute II. 2 Corinthians 10-13 Letter 2: Written during the Dispute III. 2 Cor 1:1-2:13 [7:5-16] Letter 3: Written after the Dispute IV. 2 Cor 8:1-24 Insert: Part of a Letter of Recommendation for Titus about the Collection for Jerusalem V. 2 Cor 9:1-15 Insert: Part of a Letter about the Collection for Jerusalem GALATIANS I. Gal 1:1-5 Letter Opening (Superscription) II. Gal 1:6-9 Introduction III. Gal 1:10-2:21 Paul Defends His Honor (Form: Encomium) IV. Gal 3:1-6:10 Paul Defends His Gospel (Form: Public Argument) V. Gal 6:11-18 Conclusion ROMANS I. Rom 1:1-7 Letter Opening (Superscription) II. Rom 1:8-10 Letter Thanksgiving III. Rom 1:11-17 Introduction and Travel Plans IV. Rom 1:18-32 They and the Ten Commandments V. Rom 2:1-16 You Judeans and Judging Hellenists VI. Rom 2:17-3:20 Israelites VII. Rom 3:21-8:39 The Present Time: Now VIII. Rom 9:1-11:36 Recalcitrant Israel IX. Rom 12:1-13:14 You: Jesus-Group Values X. Rom 14:1-15:13 They (the Weak) and the Torah Commandments XI. Rom 15:15-32 Conclusion and Travel Plans XII. Rom 15:33 Letter Ending XIII. Rom 16:1-29 Appendix: Letter of Recommendation for Phoebe and Doxology PHILIPPIANS I. Phil 1:1-11 Superscription II. Phil 1:12-2:15 Body A: Paul's Prison Circumstances and Its Significance for the Philippians III. Phil 2:16-3:21 Body B: Ingroup and Outgroup Relations IV. Phil 4:1-23 Concluding Remarks PHILEMON I. Phlm 1-3 Superscription II. Phlm 4-7 Thanksgiving: The Exordium III. Phlm 8-16 Body of the Letter Part A: Perobatio IV. Phlm 17-22 Body of the Letter Part B: Peroratio V. Phlm 23-25 Conclusion Reading Scenarios for the (Authentic) Letters of Paul Bibliography List of Reading Scenarios