TY - BOOK AU - Richards,E.Randolph TI - Paul and first-century letter writing: secretaries, composition, and collection SN - 0830827889 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BS 2650.52 .R53 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Bible KW - Epistles of Paul KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Classical letters KW - History and criticism KW - Letter writing, Classical N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-244) and indexes; Introduction -- A modern, Western Paul -- Paul as a first-century letter writer -- The tools of a letter writer -- Secretaries in the first-century world -- Paul's use of a secretary -- Identifying inserted material -- Weaving together a letter -- Classifying Paul's letters -- Analyzing Paul's writing style -- Preparing a letter for dispatch -- Dispatching the letter -- Paul's letter carriers -- Paul's use of his letter carriers -- Collecting Paul's letters -- Inspiration and first-century letter writing -- Conclusion ER -