Letters in Primitive Christianity

addressees Adolf Deissmann Analysis of Philemon Apocalypse apocryphal Apostolic Fathers apostolic parousia authority blessing century C.E. Chris church Cicero Colossians contemporary Corinthians correspondence Deissmann Demetrius Didache elements epis Epistle of Peter epistles epistolary epistolary form epistolary literature eschatological especially expression Form and Function form criticism formal formulae Funk genre gospel Graeco-Roman Greek letter greetings Hellenism Hellenistic letters hymnic identified important indicate influence John Koskenniemi letter form letter tradition letter writing letter-essay lists liturgical Martin Dibelius Martyrdom of Polycarp materials oral papyri paraenesis paraenetic parousia particular Paul wrote Paul's Pauline letters Pauline Thanksgivings phrases Polycarp post-Pauline letters preaching present Press primarily primitive Christian letters primitive Christian literature private letters reflects religion religious rhetorical Rigaux Roman Schubert sense situation specific Structural Analysis studies style stylistic Synesius Testament Apocrypha Testament letters thanksgiving theological Thess Thyen tian tion tolary treatises written