Disciplines
History, Archaeology (50%); Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (50%)
Keywords
KORINTHERBRIEFE,
PAULUS,
PAPYRI,
NEUES TESTAMENT,
SOZIALGESCHICHTE,
HELLENISMUS
Abstract
The research project "Papyrological Commentary on Paul`s Corinthian Correspondence" is aimed at inve-stigating
the use of papyri and ostraca to illumine the text, lan-guage, society, and thought of the New Testament. In private
and official letters, deeds, contracts etc. we find formulas, phra-ses or single words which we find also in Paul`s
letters. We may ask if and how these may be compared with one another, how Paul was influenced by the language
of everyday life, private and official. And that language is preserved most of all in documentary papyri and related
material.
We have to ask questions about a comparable date, society, social class, political circumstances etc. The objective
of the project is a continuous and complete commentary to Paul`s Co-rinthian correspondence based on
documentary papyri and ostraca.