{"product_id":"reading-romans-as-a-diatribe-9780820468174","title":"Reading Romans as a Diatribe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book illustrates how the macro-structure of the body of Romans essentially follows that of the diatribes in Epictetus's \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e. As in \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e, the diatribe in Romans begins with the thesis (1.16-17), then follows an indictment (1.18-32) and dialogues with a fictitious second-person singular in chapter two. Arguments with the \u003ci\u003eme genoito\u003c\/i\u003e formula dominate the middle part of the diatribe. In the middle of chapter eleven, the phase changes back to dialogues with the second-person singular. The ending of the diatribe Romans also, like \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e, includes cynic and hyperbolic statements (14.21 and 14.23). Thus, the body of Romans should not be read as a real letter, but as a diatribe that was distributed in Paul's schoolroom and later appropriated as a letter. This teaching was not directed to a specific group of people, viz., the Christians in Rome, but rather intrinsically universalized. Therefore, its message is intrinsically more powerful for us.","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038630248791,"sku":"9780820468174","price":52.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780820468174.jpg?v=1750940876","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-romans-as-a-diatribe-9780820468174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}