This volume is based on the Radboud Prestige Lectures in New Testament delivered by Judith Lieu, Lady Margaret’s Professor Emerita of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. In the book, Lieu explores early Christian letters through the lens of epistolarity, examining why early Christian authors chose the letter form, the processes through which letters were authored, adapted, and collected, and how readers would have engaged these texts differently from other literary genres.
Co-edited by CTHS member Matthijs den Dulk, the volume publishes Lieu’s lectures alongside chapters by leading scholars who engage her work from a range of perspectives. These contributions enter into dialogue with Lieu’s approach, identifying points of contact across different texts and authors, and opening up new directions for the study of early Christian literature and its reception.
Contributors to the volume include Angela Standhartinger, Eve-Marie Becker, Jan Willem van Henten, Cavan Concannon, Harry O. Maier, Adam Schor, Bronwen Neil, J. Gregory Given, and James Corke-Webster.
For more information about the book, please visit Brill Academic Publishers.