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Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles George Barr

Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles By George Barr

Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles by George Barr


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The book brings insights from the creative arts to the study of New Testament structures. 'Scale' is well known and understood in creative arts such as architecture, sculpture and music, but New Testament scholars have given no significant consideration to scale changes in the Biblical texts.

Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles Summary

Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles by George Barr

The book brings insights from the creative arts to the study of New Testament structures. 'Scale' is well known and understood in creative arts such as architecture, sculpture and music, but New Testament scholars have given no significant consideration to scale changes in the Biblical texts. A robust methodology allows scale changes in literature to be examined scientifically and reveals 'scale-related' patterns in the epistles. To determine the significance of these patterns, George Barr has conducted a wide survey covering many texts in Greek, Latin and English. It reveals that the patterns found in the New Testament are very rare indeed, if not unique, and gives grounds for the belief that such patterns are associated with authorship. The patterns found in the Pauline epistles clarify some theories regarding the origins of the epistles and, in some cases, shed new light on their compilation. Associated with the Pauline epistles are other works that possibly come from the same group of missionaries. To understand the patterns found in the Pauline corpus, these must also be considered. Together, they point to the work of a small team and give new insight into the preaching of the

Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles Reviews

Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol 51: 2004/05
In this meticulous study, Barr draws on the accumulated experience of three careers-first as an architect, next as a minister, and then as author of a number of articles -to argue for a new way of suggesting that 'the paradigm underlying the consensus held by mainstream New Testament scholars is no longer adequate' -The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005 * Catholic Biblical Quarterly *

About George Barr

Rev. Dr George K. Barr completed his PhD in the area of 'Scale in Literature' and is the author of many journal articles on the subject. He is a minister in an area of social deprivation.

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NPB9780567082541
9780567082541
0567082547
Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles by George Barr
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2004-05-01
192
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