Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Citations xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. 1 Introduction and Method 1
7. Part One: Paul’s Uniqueness in His Exclusive Use of ἐπαγγελία for the Divine Promise
8. 2 The Divine Pledge in Classical and Hellenistic Literature 21
9. 3 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in the LXX Books with MT Counterparts 44
10. 4 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in OT Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 85
11. 5 Formal Divine Pledge Term Usage in Philo and Josephus 111
12. Part Two: Paul’s Reasons for Exclusively Using ἐπαγγελία for the Divine Promise
13. 6 The Association of ἐπαγγελία with εὐαγγέλιον 145
14. 7 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Romans 169
15. 8 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Galatians and 2Corinthians as well as Other NT Writings 196
16. 9 Conclusion 224
17. Bibliography 236
18. Index of Scriptures and Other Ancient Writings 259
19. Index of Ancient Authors 285
20. Index of Greek and Hebrew Words 286
21. Subject Index 288