{"product_id":"9780567693983","title":"Ancient Letters and the Purpose of Romans : The Law of the Membrane (The Library of New Testament Studies)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAaron Ricker locates the purpose of Romans in its function as a tool of community identity definition. Ricker employs a comparative analysis of the ways in which community identity definition is performed in first-century association culture, including several ancient network letters comparable to Romans. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRicker's examination of the community advice found in Rom 12-15 reveals in this new context an ancient example of the ways in which an inscribed addressee community can be invited in a letter to see and comport itself as a \"proper\" association network community. The ideal community addressed in the letter to the Romans is defined as properly unified and orderly, as well accommodating to - and clearly distinct from - cultures \"outside.\" Finally, it is defined as linked to a proper network with recognised leadership (i.e., the inscribed Paul of the letter and his network). Paul's letter to the Romans is in many ways a baffling and extraordinary document. In terms of its community-defining functions and strategies, however, Ricker shows its purpose to be perfectly clear and understandable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T.\u0026 T.Clark Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48697646907627,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":274.68,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780567693983-1.jpg?v=1781628581","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780567693983","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}