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STEGMAN Thomas D.,

The Character of Jesus. The Linchpin to Paul's Argument in 2 Corinthians

2005, pp. 4+XII+472.

This study argues that the issue of character (ethos) is the key to understanding Paul's argument in 2 Corinthians. Paul draws on the ethos of Jesus throughout the letter in order to defend his own way of being an apostle and to exhort the Corinthians

StegmanThomas D., S.J., is an assistant professor of New Testament at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.  After earning his M.A., M.Div., and S.T.L., he completed the PH.D. program in New Testament studies at Emory University in 2003. His dissertation was directed by L.T. Johnsonk.