Corpus-Paul

[Frich107 AT aol.com]

I am currently looking into the opening sections of each of Paul's letters, 
particularly focussing in on his use of his apostleship in them. As I have 
begun to do this, I have realised how little I know about letter writing 
conventions of the Greco-Roman world (if one can speak of such a thing). I 
have my own copy of Stanley Stowers' helpful book on the subject, but have 
little else. Does anyone have any suggestions of other recent works that I 
could consult that might give me some ideas as to what I should be looking 
out for in Paul's letters? I would also appreciate any bibliography that 
specifically relates Paul's letters to other relatively contemporary ones. I 
did come across a very interesting reference in Witherington's commentary on 
Philippians from the Irish Biblical Studies journal, but have had no success 
in trying to track down a copy of it anywhere. It's only a relatively short 
article, and so if anyone had access to it and a scanner I would be most 
appreciative. I can't put my hands on the title atm, but will send it to the 
list a little later.

Regards,
Fred Rich.

Ph.D. Student,
Department of Biblical Studies,
University of Sheffield,
UK.