Book contents
- Paul’s Letter Openings
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Paul’s Letter Openings
- Copyright page
- Additional material
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Sigla (Leiden System of Critical Signs)
- Glossary
- 1 Koine Letter Openings and Formulae
- 2 Epistolary Theory, Lexicography, and Register Analysis
- Part I The Remembrance Motif
- Part II The Remembrance Motif
- Part III The Litotic Disclosure Formula
- 9 The Disclosure Formula in Koine Letter Writing
- 10 The Litotic Disclosure Formula in Epistolary Papyri
- 11 Paul’s Distinctive Litotic Disclosure Formula
- 12 Conclusions
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
12 - Conclusions
from Part III - The Litotic Disclosure Formula
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2026
Book contents
- Paul’s Letter Openings
- Society for New Testament Studies
- Paul’s Letter Openings
- Copyright page
- Additional material
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Sigla (Leiden System of Critical Signs)
- Glossary
- 1 Koine Letter Openings and Formulae
- 2 Epistolary Theory, Lexicography, and Register Analysis
- Part I The Remembrance Motif
- Part II The Remembrance Motif
- Part III The Litotic Disclosure Formula
- 9 The Disclosure Formula in Koine Letter Writing
- 10 The Litotic Disclosure Formula in Epistolary Papyri
- 11 Paul’s Distinctive Litotic Disclosure Formula
- 12 Conclusions
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
Summary
This study has made new contributions to Pauline epistolography by applying the results of sociolinguistic and semantic analyses of the remembrance motif and litotic disclosure formula in epistolary papyri to Paul’s forms of the formulae using an interpretive lens of lexical norms and exploitations. The analyses presented in the study reveal hitherto unnoticed elements in Paul’s communicative strategy and demonstrate how a sociolinguistic approach to documentary papyri opens up new avenues for NT research. Chapter 12 summarises this tripartite study, discusses its significance for Pauline epistolography, and suggests potential avenues of further research.
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- Paul's Letter OpeningsAn Analysis of High-register Language, pp. 261 - 270Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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