Stories from Letters

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15 - Stories from Letters

Paul’s Correspondence and the Narrative Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025

Lynn H. Cohick

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Keith Bodner

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Keith Bodner: Affiliation:
Crandall University, Canada

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Summary

Paul’s letters reflect levels of stories and are embedded in God’s grand narrative of creation and new creation

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Paul Philippians new creation

Type: Chapter
Information: The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 292 - 307

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888882.016 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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