New Testament in Its Literary Environment

A study of the relationship between the New Testament writings and other literature of late antiquity. This comprehensive introduction identifies and describes the major literary genres and forms found in the New Testament and Early Christian non-canonical literature. Comparing them with those prevalent in Judaism and Hellenism, it sheds light on the conventions that the New Testament writers chose to follow.Aune, David E. is the author of 'New Testament in Its Literary Environment', published 2001 under ISBN 9780227679104 and ISBN 0227679105.